Unit 6 Quickcheck 1

What does it mean to amend a legal document?

• To reject it entirely

• To officially approve it

• To formally change or add to it

• To cancel it permanently

A bill is:

• A proposed law being considered by Congress

• A rule made by the Supreme Court

• A document that replaces the Constitution

• A law that has already been passed

The purpose of checks and balances in the U.S. government is to:

• Give one branch of government more power than the others

• Make laws more difficult to pass

• Prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful

• Allow the president to make all decisions

A compromise is:

• An agreement where both sides give up something to settle a dispute

• A law passed by Congress

• A government plan that cannot be changed

• A situation where only one side benefits

A confederation is:

• A single leader in charge of all decisions

• A type of government controlled by one political party

• An organization where several groups unite in an alliance

• A new state added to the U.S.

A delegate is:

• A judge in a courtroom

• Someone who creates new laws

The federal government refers to:

• The national government

• Local city governments

• A group of citizens who vote

• The state governments

The framers were:

• The people who helped write the U.S. Constitution

• Representatives of foreign countries

• People who wrote the Declaration of Independence

• Judges in the Supreme Court

To impeach a government official means to:

• Approve their decisions

• Elect them to office

• Charge them with a crime

• Give them more power

A jury is:

• A group of people who decide the outcome of a trial

• A committee that writes bills

• A special meeting in Congress

• A group of people chosen to make laws