Government Vocabulary

Voting allows us to

• go to school

• make government decisions

• give the government more power

• pay taxes

Who is the official advisor and head of cabinet for a monarch?

• Queen

• Figurehead

• President

• Prime Minister

A person who is born in the US that abides by the rules and has protection.

• Monarchy

• President

• Citizen

• Judge

Made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

• Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Democracy

A government where people are free to vote for elected officials

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

• Suffrage

A country governed by one person with ALL the power

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

• Civil Right

A law that is added or changed for the better of people in the US

• bill

• Taxes

• Issue

• Amendment

A proposed legislation that people want. Cannot become law until it is passed by the Legislative branch of the government.

• Veto

• issue

• bill

• amendment

when the president says NO to a bill

• Ratify

• taxes

• issue

• veto

YES to a proposed bill.

• Veto

• Taxes

• Issue

• Ratify