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Constitutional Theory Vocab Practice

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of bicameral?

a)

A rough Draft of a Law

b)

The qualities of a specific group of people

c)

Made up of two chambers

d)

The action of creating and passing laws

2.

What is a Bill?

a)

A rough draft of a law

b)

An area, or section of a city

c)

a rule made by the government of a country

d)

A strongly held belief about what is important

3.

What is congress?

a)

To officially approve a new law

b)

The U.S senate and House of representatives, who's members have been elected

c)

People who live and vote in an area

d)

A rule made by the governemnt of a state, country, city, etc

4.

Constituents

a)

People who live and Vote in an area

b)

The qualities of a specific group of people

c)

An area or section of a city

d)

Relating to a country and it's residents

5.

What does Deliberate mean?

a)

An important subject or topic that people are talking or thinking about

b)

Made up of two chambers

c)

To think about, or talk about something very carefully in order to make a decision

d)

To make a decision when participating in a meeting or in congress

6.

What are demographics?

a)

The smaller part of the U.S Congress who meet to discuss and make laws

b)

A rough draft of a law

c)

People who live and vote in an area

d)

The qualities of a specific group of people

7.

What is a DIstrict?

a)

An area or section of a country, state, or city

b)

A rule made by the government of a country, state, city, etc

c)

A meeting or session where someone speaks to congress about an issue

d)

Strongly held beliefs about what is important

8.

What is an issue?

a)

An important subject or topic that people are talking or thinking about

b)

People who live and Vote in an area

c)

A meeting or session where someone speaks to Congress about an issue

d)

A place where people live close to a city, but not in the city

9.

What is a Hearing?

a)

The action of creating and passing laws

b)

Made up of two chambers

c)

A meeting ot session where someone speaks to congress about an issue

d)

Relating to cities and the people who live in them

10.

What is the House of Representatives?

a)

The upper chamber of the U.S Cabinet

b)

The larger part of the U.S Congress who meets to discuss and make laws

c)

A group who live in an urban area

d)

People who promise to tell the truth during court

11.

What is a law?

a)

A set of moral beliefs

b)

A rule made by the government of a country, state, city, etc

c)

A code of conduct

d)

Rules in the school building

12.

What is lawmaking?

a)

The process of enforcing regulations

b)

The practice of enforcing regulations

c)

The practice of settling disputes

d)

The action of creating and passing laws.

13.

How is Pass used in this situation?

a)

To officially approve a new law

b)

To grant permission to a restricted area

c)

To indicate agreement

d)

Getting a 100 on a test

14.

What does represent mean?

a)

To act on behalf of someone else

b)

To repeat an action or communication

c)

To have a government branch for whicb you speak

d)

To express a viewpoint

15.

What is a representative?

a)

A member of the House of Representatives

b)

A person who speaks on behalf of others

c)

A symbol of an organization

d)

An elected official

16.

What does rural mean?

a)

Relating to the country and the people who live there

b)

Connected to the city and the people who live there

c)

Being associated with the wilderness

d)

Linked to the ocean

17.

What is the Senate?

a)

A group who discuss current important events

b)

A group of representatives

c)

An organization that protects the citizens

d)

The smaller part of the U.S congress who meet up to discuss and make laws

18.

What is the definition of suburban?

a)

A landscape

b)

A style of living that isn't accepted by society

c)

Relating to an area that people live, near a city, but not there.

d)

A city square

19.

What is a Testimony?

a)

A written statement of truth

b)

Something that someone says in Congress while promising to say the truth

c)

A statement made under the law

d)

A statement made as a witness

20.

What does Urban mean?

a)

Relating to a city and the people who live in them

b)

A type of music

c)

A style of clothing

d)

A type of cuisine

21.

What are Values

a)

Ideas over what is right and wrong

b)

Behavior principals

c)

Desired goals

d)

Strongly held beliefs about what is important

22.

What is Voting?

a)

A way to express opinion

b)

To make a decision when participating in a meeting or in congress

c)

A way to show support

d)

A way to influence decisions