Vocabulary List

Fill in the blank: An ________ is a form of monarchy with no limits on the monarch’s power.

• absolute monarchy

• constitutional monarchy

• limited monarchy

• parliamentary monarchy

Fill in the blank: An ________ is legislation that has passed both houses of Congress, has been signed into law by the president, or passed despite their veto, and therefore becomes law.

• act

• bill

• proposal

• amendment

Fill in the blank: An ________ is any person not a citizen or national of a country including resident and nonresident, immigrant and nonimmigrant, asylee and refugee, documented and undocumented.

• alien

• citizen

• national

• native

Fill in the blank: ________ are nations united with another for some common purpose such as assistance and protection.

• allies

• enemies

• neutrals

• rivals

Fill in the blank: An ________ is a diplomat sent by a country as its formal representative to a foreign country.

• ambassador

• envoy

• delegate

• consul

Fill in the blank: An ________ is a modification or change to a written constitution.

• amendment

• addition

• revision

• alteration

Fill in the blank: ________ is the absence of any form of government.

• anarchy

• monarchy

• democracy

• oligarchy

Fill in the blank: ________ is an ancient civilization that influenced America's constitutional republic in areas such as civic participation, legislative bodies, voting rights, and a written constitution.

• ancient Greece

• ancient Rome

• ancient Egypt

• ancient China

Fill in the blank: ________ is an ancient civilization that influenced America's constitutional republic in areas such as civic participation, republicanism, rule of law, representative government, and separation of powers.

• ancient Rome

• ancient Greece

• ancient Egypt

• ancient China

Fill in the blank: The ________ are a series of essays written to oppose ratification of the proposed U.S. Constitution.

• Anti-Federalist Papers

• Federalist Papers

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence