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Question 1

What is discrimination?

Answer 1

Unfairly treating a person differently from another person.

Question 2

What is the electoral college?

Answer 2

A group of electors from each state that meets every four years to vote for a new president.

Question 3

What does it mean to ratify?

Answer 3

To approve.

Question 4

What is a veto?

Answer 4

To reject.

Question 5

What is a cabinet?

Answer 5

15 president helpers.

Question 6

What does legal mean?

Answer 6

Allowed by law.

Question 7

What does illegal mean?

Answer 7

Not allowed by law.

Question 8

What is a primary source?

Answer 8

A document that comes from the time period. It discusses.

Question 9

What is a secondary source?

Answer 9

A document that does not come from the time period to discuss.

Question 10

What does amend mean?

Answer 10

To change.

Question 11

What is the Bill of Rights?

Answer 11

The first 10 amendments of the constitution that protects the rights of all people.

Question 12

What is the constitution?

Answer 12

A document that explains the laws of a government.

Question 13

What is suffrage?

Answer 13

The right to vote.

Question 14

What is a Republic?

Answer 14

A nation in which the voters elect representatives to govern them.

Question 15

What is democracy?

Answer 15

A government where the people have the power.

Question 16

What are checks and balances?

Answer 16

Each branch of the government has the power to control the actions of the other branches to prevent one branch from becoming too powerful.

Question 17

What is federalism?

Answer 17

The division of power between the state government and the federal government.

Question 18

What is a dictator?

Answer 18

A ruler with complete power.

Question 19

What is an incumbent?

Answer 19

A person who holds political office.

Question 20

What is a candidate?

Answer 20

A person running for political office.

Question 21

What is the elastic clause?

Answer 21

It allows Congress to stretch their powers to make new laws.

Question 22

What is a refugee?

Answer 22

A person who has been forced to leave their country to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster.

Question 23

What is a migrant?

Answer 23

A person who goes from one place to another to find work.

Question 24

What does it mean to pardon?

Answer 24

To forgive a crime.

Question 25

What does it mean to impeach?

Answer 25

To bring formal charges against an official such as a president.

Question 26

What is the executive branch?

Answer 26

Part of the government that carries out the law; the head of it is the president.

Question 27

What is a compromise?

Answer 27

A settlement in which each side gives up some of their demands to reach an agreement.

Question 28

What is separation of powers?

Answer 28

The power of government is divided among three branches.

Question 29

What is the federal government?

Answer 29

The government that rules the whole country located in Washington DC.

Question 30

What is the legislative branch?

Answer 30

Part of the government that writes the laws; the head of it is called Congress.

Question 31

What is a majority?

Answer 31

Over 50%.

Question 32

What is a minor?

Answer 32

Under 50%.

Question 33

What does it mean to adjourn?

Answer 33

To stop a meeting.

Question 34

What is a quorum?

Answer 34

The smallest number of people needed to hold a meeting.

Question 35

What is due process of law?

Answer 35

The right of every citizen to a fair trial.

Question 36

What is judicial review?

Answer 36

The power of the Supreme Court to decide if a law is constitutional.

Question 37

What is terrorism?

Answer 37

The use of violent acts to frighten people to achieve a political goal.

Question 38

What is social studies?

Answer 38

A school class that deals with human relationships and the way society works.

Question 39

What is bail?

Answer 39

Money that the accused person leaves with a court as a promise they will return for trial.

Question 40

What is the economy?

Answer 40

The system by which goods and services are made, sold, and bought in a country.

Question 41

What does fundamental mean?

Answer 41

The most important part of something.

Question 42

What is an indictment?

Answer 42

To formally charge a person with a crime.

Question 43

What is a warrant?

Answer 43

Official paper that gives authority to do something like search property or arrest somebody.

Question 44

What is immigration?

Answer 44

To come to a country to live.

Question 45

What does it mean to override?

Answer 45

To overrule.

Question 46

What is a bill?

Answer 46

A proposal for a law.

Question 47

What is a census?

Answer 47

A population count every 10 years.

Question 48

What does it mean to repeal?

Answer 48

To cancel.

Question 49

What is the judicial branch?

Answer 49

Part of the government that judges if the laws are fair; the head of it is the Supreme Court.