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US History Vocab

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bicameral means...

a)

government

b)

two US citizens

c)

having two legislative branches

d)

having two constitutions

2.

A republic is...

a)

government in which citizens have the power

b)

government in which a King or Queen has power

c)

government in which men have power

d)

a country with no government

3.

To depreciate is...

a)

to increase in value

b)

to decrease in value

c)

to stay the same value

d)

to have no value

4.

Proportional is...

a)

having the correct relationship of size

b)

having a functioning relationship

c)

a system of government

d)

having a bad relationship

5.

A depression is...

a)

a mental illness

b)

a period of low economical activity

c)

a job opportunity

d)

a King or Queen

6.

A compromise is...

a)

to argue

b)

a branch of government

c)

a debate

d)

to come to a mutual agreement

7.

An ordinance is...

a)

a rule or law

b)

a constitutional document

c)

a system of government

d)

a punishment

8.

Manumission is...

a)

slavery

b)

freeing individual enslaved people

c)

a goal set by the government

d)

a branch of government

9.

Federalism is...

a)

someone who believes in independence

b)

a rule or law

c)

a system of both central and state authorities

d)

a government

10.

The Electoral College is...

a)

the body that formally elects the President

b)

the body that formally impeaches the President

c)

the college that presidents are required to attend

d)

a democracy

11.

Checks and balances are...

a)

a system giving power to the people

b)

a writing format

c)

a way to vote

d)

a system keeping branches of government equal

12.

An amendment is...

a)

an added rule or law

b)

a formal change to the United States Constitution

c)

an ordinance

d)

a rule suggested by citizens

13.

A clause is...

a)

a contract or document

b)

a branch of government

c)

one part of a contract or document

d)

a loss in value

14.

To revere is...

a)

to hate and ignore

b)

to run away from a conflict

c)

to honor or hold in high esteem

d)

to despise

15.

A concurrence is...

a)

two of the same object

b)

events that take place at the same time

c)

a section of the United States Constitution

d)

to change or rename something

16.

Reformation is...

a)

to completely change a document

b)

to keep a document the same

c)

alteration to produce something better

d)

a document that is surveyed under the government

17.

To relinquish is...

a)

to honor

b)

to give up or surrender

c)

to die

d)

to give money to the government