WorksheetsFederal Government Vocab
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 6mins
A system where state, local, and national governments should be separate.
Democracy
Federalism
Bicameral
Senate
Where laws are created. This branch includes the House and the Senate.
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
When a lawmaking body has two chambers.
Parliament
Congress
Bicameral
House of Representatives
People in this part of government must be reelected once every two years.
Senate
House of Representatives
Supreme Court
White House
There are only two of these people from each state in the legislative branch.
Senators
Representatives
Justices
Lobbyists
The process by which a person is recommended to be removed from a position of power.
Veto
More like, "I'll separate you from your powers!" If you know what I mean.
Impeachment
Confirmation
Congress uses this to essentially determine what the government will or will not do because Congress controls the money.
Veto
Power of the Purse
Impeachment
Confirmation
This branch enforces the law and includes the office of the President.
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
This person is in charge of the Executive Branch and must be born a USA Citizen.
Senator
Representative
Supreme Court Justice
President
A check on the power of the legislative branch administered by the leader of the executive branch.
Velveeto
Prohibition
Senate Confirmation Hearing
Veto
The president's role in the armed forces.
Big Person on Campus
Commander in Chief
Comrade at Arms
Commander in Chef
When a President signs a bill into a law.
Expressed Power
Implied Power
When a President sends the military into action without the approval of Congress.
Expressed Power
Implied Power
When a President tells Congress to go home and stop making laws.
Expressed Power
Implied Power
When a President gives someone a pardon.
Expressed Power
Implied Power
When a President fires a Cabinet member.
Expressed Power
Implied Power
Branch of government that decides if the laws are constitutional or not.
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Chamber of the Judicial Branch
House of Representatives
Senate
White House
Supreme Court
Title of a member of the Judicial Branch
Justice
Senator
Representative
President
Process by which the Supreme Court decides if a law agrees with the Constitution.
"Hang on, let me check the Constitution before you wreck yourself with that law, der hey."
"Let's vote to see if this law is OK."
Judicial Review
Interpreting the Law into a new language
The courts that are not as important as the Supreme Court.
Circuit Court
Appellate Court
Lower Court
Court of Public Opinion
Limitations that each Branch of Government can use on one another
Checks and Balancez
Becks and Chalences
Cheques and Blatancies
Checks and Balances
The U.S. Constitution's attempt to prevent one branch from using all of the powers of the government
Separation of Powers
Federalism
Anti-Tyrant Spray (tm)
Checks and Balances
A "concerned citizen" who may or may not have millions of dollars at their disposal to donate to a lawmaker's re-election campaign fund if they pass certain types of laws that favor one group over another. This person isn't actually bribing officials are they? Are they? If you think about it isn't voting kind of a bribe.....??? No??
Representative
Constituent
Justice
Lobbyist
