WorksheetsGovernment and Civics: Vocabulary/Understanding
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins
What document outlines how any government or organization will work?
constitution
The Amendment Process
The Bill of Rights
due process
What document explains how the U.S. government is set up and works, and sets limits for the government in our country so that our government doesn’t have too much power over us, the citizens?
The Bill of Rights
The U.S. Constitution
constitution
amendments
Soon after the U.S. Constitution was ratified, changes were added at the end. What are the first ten changes that outline citizens' rights called?
The U.S. Constitution
due process
The amendment process
The Bill of Rights
Rights are...
what citizens are supposed to do for their country.
what citizens are required to do or not do in their country.
what citizens are allowed to do in their country.
Responsibilities are...
what citizens are supposed to do for their country.
what citizens are required to do or not do in their country.
what citizens are allowed to do in their country.
Laws are...
what citizens are supposed to do for their country.
what citizens are required to do or not do in their country.
what citizens are allowed to do in their country.
In our country, citizens are afforded the opportunity to prove their innocence or guilt after they've been accused of a crime. The steps that our law enforcers must follow so that they don't violate that right are called...
The amendment process
due process of law
trial by jury
Miranda Rights
True or False? Due process was created as a way to protect citizens' rights and ensure fairness.
True
False
___ is a change to the constitution that is meant to fix something that is wrong, outdated, or missing from the constitution.
A correction
A proposal
A ratification
An amendment
The amendment process is...
the steps our law enforces must follow in order to ensure a citizens' rights aren't violated.
the action of formally making something official.
the steps our country must follow in order to change the U.S. Constitution.
the list of the first ten changes we added at the end of the Constitution.
The two steps of the amendment process are...
ratification and proposal.
ratification then proposal.
proposal and ratification.
proposal then ratification.
___ means a suggestion.
process
proposal
amend
ratification
___ means to formally make something (like a document) official.
process
proposal
amend
ratification
The branch of the U.S. government that is responsible for making laws is the ___ Branch.
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Congress is made up of...
the three branches of government.
people from all over the country and world.
the House of Representatives and the Senate.
the President and his cabinet of advisors.
To get the amendment process started, ___.
the Senate must vote for change.
the House of Representatives must vote for change.
government officials must raise official concern during a meeting in Congress.
citizens must first protest and demonstrate for change.
Once a call for change has enough support over a long period of time, the next step in the amendment process is ___.
for the House of Representatives and Senate to review, debate, and vote yes or no for the change.
for the House of Representatives to review, debate, and vote yes or no for the change.
for the Senate to review, debate, and vote yes or no for the change.
for the states to review, debate, and vote yes or no for the change.
In order for Congress to officially propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ___ of the House of Representatives and the Senate must vote yes to amend.
2/3
3/4
all
1/2
Once Congress officially proposes an amendment to the Constitution, the next step in the amendment process is ___.
for the House of Representatives and Senate to review, debate, and vote yes or no for the change.
for the House of Representatives to review, debate, and vote yes or no for the change.
for the Senate to review, debate, and vote yes or no for the change.
for the states to review, debate, and vote yes or no for the change.
In order for an amendment to be added to the U.S. Constitution, ___ of our states must vote yes to ratify.
2/3
3/4
all
1/2
Once an amendment is ratified, the National Archivist certifies the document and the U.S. Constitution is officially amended. This is a lengthy and often slow process. Why is it difficult to amend the constitution? Select the two best answers.
our founding fathers wanted to allow for change as our country grew and became better
our government officials want to keep as much power over us, the citizens, as possible
everything the government does is a lengthy and slow process
to ensure that the change is fair
What is the purpose of the amendment process?
to allow for change so that our country will continually get better
to make sure we can correct all of the mistakes the Founding Fathers made when they created the Constitution
to keep people from wanting to change our constitution
to keep other countries from taking over the United States
