Government and Constitutional Vocabulary

An ARTICLE is

• a legal document or agreement

• a type of legal punishment.

• a government official's title.

• a political party's manifesto.

The term CONSTITUTION is defined as:

• A set of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is governed.

• A type of government where power is held by the people, typically through elected representatives.

• A political system where a single ruler has absolute power.

• A document that set the rules and outlines what the government can and can not do

To RATIFY a document means to:

• approve it officially

• reject and discard it

• amend and modify it

• ignore and overlook it

What is a CONVENTION

• A formal meeting or assembly for discussion of and action on particular matters of common concern.

• A casual gathering of people with no specific agenda.

• A secret meeting held by political leaders.

• A social event with no political significance.

What is a PREAMBLE?

• An introduction to the Constitution

• A conclusion of a document

• A type of legal document

• A summary of a document

The Bill of Rights is?

• To establish the structure of the government

• The first 10 Amendments of the US Constitution

• To provide guidelines for international trade

• To set tax rates for citizens

AMENDMENTS in the context of a constitution are:

• Changes or additions to the constitution

• The original text of the constitution

• A summary of the constitution

• A preamble to the constitution