Constitution Vocab Week 1 Review

the branch of government responsible for making laws

• legislative branch

• executive branch

• judicial branch

the branch of government responsible for enforcing or carrying out laws

• legislative branch

• executive branch

• judicial branch

the branch of government responsible for interpreting the meaning of laws and settling disagreements

• legislative branch

• executive branch

• judicial branch

A ____________ legislature is a legislative branch with 2 houses or chambers.

• unicameral

• bicameral

A ____________ legislature is a legislative branch with 1 houses or chambers.

• unicameral

• bicameral

the right or ability of a state to control and govern their territory

• tyranny

• sovereignty

• democracy

• monarchy

a government which has unlimited power over the people in their country and uses it unfairly and cruelly

• tyranny

• sovereignty

• democracy

• monarchy

a government led by a king or queen

• tyranny

• sovereignty

• democracy

• monarchy

a government in which power comes from the people

• tyranny

• sovereignty

• democracy

• monarchy

What type of government does the United States have?

• direct democracy

• absolute monarchy

• representative democracy

• theocracy