Vocabulary Flashcards Activity Quiz

What does the term "ratified" mean?

• To formally approve or confirm something, especially a treaty or agreement.

• To make changes or additions to a document.

• To promise or ensure something with certainty.

• To violate or break a rule or law.

What are "amendments"?

• Basic beliefs or ideas that guide a person's actions.

• Changes or additions made to a document, especially a law or constitution.

• To promise or ensure something with certainty.

• To violate or break a rule or law.

What does "guarantees" mean?

• To formally approve or confirm something.

• To make changes or additions to a document.

• To promise or ensure something with certainty.

• Basic beliefs or ideas that guide a person's actions.

What does it mean to "infringe"?

• To formally approve or confirm something.

• To violate or break a rule or law.

• To promise or ensure something with certainty.

• Basic beliefs or ideas that guide a person's actions.

What are "principles"?

• To formally approve or confirm something.

• Changes or additions made to a document.

• Basic beliefs or ideas that guide a person's actions or the way a country is governed.

• To violate or break a rule or law.

What does the term "redress" mean?

• To correct or set right a wrong or injustice.

• A formal written request made to an authority.

• A statement that confirms something to be true.

• To forbid or prevent something from happening.

What is a "petition"?

• A military force made up of ordinary citizens.

• A formal written request made to an authority, often signed by many people.

• To correct or set right a wrong or injustice.

• To forbid or prevent something from happening.

What does "affirmation" refer to?

• A military force made up of ordinary citizens.

• To correct or set right a wrong or injustice.

• A statement that confirms or declares something to be true.

• To forbid or prevent something from happening.

What is a "militia"?

• A formal written request made to an authority.

• A military force that is made up of ordinary citizens, especially those who are called up for service in an emergency.

• To correct or set right a wrong or injustice.

• To forbid or prevent something from happening.

What does "prohibit" mean?

• To correct or set right a wrong or injustice.

• A formal written request made to an authority.

• A statement that confirms something to be true.

• To forbid or prevent something from happening.