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WorksheetsChapter 7 Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the definition of Constitution?
A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
An addition to a formal document
A law or regulation
A formal plan of government
What does Bicameral mean?
A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
The sharing of power between federal and state governments
A special group of voters selected to vote for the president
Consisting of two houses, or chambers, especially in a legislature
What is a Republic?
A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
A law or regulation
A movement during the 1700s that spread the idea of knowledge and science
An addition to a formal document
What is the meaning of Ordinance?
A tallin value
An agreement between two or more sides
A formal plan of government
A law or regulation
What does Depreciate mean?
A tallin value
To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law
A period of low economic activity
An addition to a formal document
What is a Compromise?
The sharing of power between federal and state governments
A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
A law or regulation
Agreement between two or more sides in which each side gives up some of what it wants
What was the Enlightenment?
A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
An addition to a formal document
Movement during the 1700s that spread the idea that knowledge, reason, and science could improve society
A law or regulation
What is Federalism?
The sharing of power between federal and state governments
A formal plan of government
A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
A law or regulation
What is an Article?
A part of a document, such as the Constitution, that deals with a single subject
A law or regulation
An addition to a formal document
A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
What is the Electoral College?
The sharing of power between federal and state governments
A special group of voters selected by their states voters to vote for the president and the vice president
A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
A law or regulation
What is the system of Checks and Balances?
An addition to a formal document
A law or regulation
A formal plan of government
The system in which each branch of government has a check on the other two branches so that no one branch becomes too powerful
What does Ratify mean?
To give official approval to
To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law
To overturn or defeat a bill proposed in Congress
To be the same as or corresponding to
Who were the Federalists?
Supporters of the Constitution
Individuals who opposed ratification of the Constitution
A branch of government that carries out the nation's laws
A special group of voters selected to vote for the president
What are Amendments?
A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
A formal plan of government
A law or regulation
An addition to a formal document such as the Constitution
What does Veto mean?
To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law
To be the same as or corresponding to
To give official approval to
To overturn or defeat a bill proposed in Congress
