Vocabulary List: Social Studies Terms

Studying things that happened in the past is called ________.

• History

• Geography

• Biology

• Mathematics

The fundamental law of the U.S. federal government that creates three branches of the federal government and their powers is called the ________.

• Federalist Papers

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• U.S. Constitution

How something is arranged or organized is called its ________.

• Structure

• Color

• Size

• Function

A political power that makes choices is called a ________.

• Citizen

• Government

• Election

• Constitution

How governments make money, trade, or handle money is known as ________.

• Biology

• Geography

• Economics

• Chemistry

A statement meant to convince others using evidence and reasoning is called a ________.

• Claim

• Opinion

• Prediction

• Suggestion

Information from a source used to support a claim is called ________.

• Explanation

• Opinion

• Evidence

• Prediction

Thinking logically about evidence and how it supports a conclusion or claim is called ________.

• Reasoning

• Guessing

• Assuming

• Predicting

Learning about the rights and responsibilities we have as citizens is called ________.

• Civics

• Geography

• Mathematics

• Biology

The reason or reasons someone has for doing something is called ________.

• Imagination

• Celebration

• Decoration

• Motivation