New Nation Vocabulary

The President has the right to reject something. What vocabulary word means to reject something?

• veto

• amendment

• republic

• democracy

an introduction that often gives the reasons for what follows

• constitution

• preamble

• republic

a living document upon which our country was founded upon

• democracy

• constitution

• compromise

• republic

a change or addition to the Constitution

• amendment

• veto

• compromise

• republic

What are the Articles of Confederation?

• Philadelphia

• The first Constitution

• James Madison

The system of government where power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units is known as what?

• Federalism

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Anarchy

What term describes a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states?

• Treaty

• Embargo

• Sanction

• Boycott

Which vocabulary word refers to the right to vote in political elections?

• Suffrage

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

What is the term for a change or addition to a legal or statutory document?

• Amendment

• Veto

• Ratification

• Legislation

What is the term for a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god?

• Theocracy

• Democracy

• Republic

• Monarchy