Global Citizenship Term 1

Question 1

Congress

Answer 1

National federal legislative body of the United States of America, which creates laws for the U.S.

Question 2

Executive Branch

Answer 2

Enforces all the laws created by the legislative branch

Question 3

Legislative branch

Answer 3

Creates laws

Question 4

Judicial branch

Answer 4

Interprets the laws that have been made, and he administration of justice

Question 5

President

Answer 5

The elected man or women head of a republican state

Question 6

Vice-President

Answer 6

man under president, if anything happens to the president then the vice president takes over

Question 7

Census

Answer 7

A survey of population

Question 8

Supreme court

Answer 8

Highest judicial court in a country or state

Question 9

House of Representatives

Answer 9

Lowest house of the U.S congress, with 435 members

Question 10

Senate

Answer 10

2 senates per state, leaded by the vice president

Question 11

liberalism

Answer 11

political philosophy

Question 12

conservatism

Answer 12

A general preference for the existing order of society, and an opposition to efforts to bring about sharp change

Question 13

checks and balances

Answer 13

counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.

Question 14

democracy

Answer 14

a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

Question 15

politics

Answer 15

the activities associated with the governance of a country or other area, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power.

Question 16

Republican

Answer 16

belonging to, or characteristic of a republic.

Question 17

Democrat

Answer 17

an advocate or supporter of democracy.

Question 18

election

Answer 18

a formal and organized process of electing or being elected, especially of members of a political body.

Question 19

voting rights

Answer 19

A law passed at the time of the civil rights movement.

Question 20

Electoral College

Answer 20

a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.

Question 21

Constitution

Answer 21

a body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.

Question 22

constitutional

Answer 22

of or relating to an established set of principles governing a state.

Question 23

veto

Answer 23

a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.