Term 1

Question 1

Veto

Answer 1

Rejection

Question 2

Congress

Answer 2

the national legislative body of a country

Question 3

Executive branch

Answer 3

part of the government that has its authority and responsibility for the daily administration of the state

Question 4

Legislative branch

Answer 4

part of the United States government that creates laws.

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Judicial branch

Answer 5

is one of three branches of the federal government.

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President

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the elected head of a republican state

Question 7

Vice President

Answer 7

executive ranking below and deputizing for a president

Question 8

Census

Answer 8

An official count that records various details of individuals

Question 9

Supreme Court

Answer 9

the highest judicial court in a country or state.

Question 10

House of representatives

Answer 10

The lower house of the United States Congress. With 435 popularly elected officials

Question 11

Senate

Answer 11

any of various legislative or governing bodies, in particular

Question 12

Liberalism

Answer 12

a political philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality.

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Conservatism

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

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Checks and balance

Answer 14

A fundamental principle of American government, guaranteed by the Constitution, whereby each branch of the government (executive, judicial, and legislative) has some measure of influence over the other branches and may choose to block procedures of the other branches.

Question 15

Democracy

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

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Politics

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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.

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Republican

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a person advocating or supporting republican government.

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Democrat

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an advocate or supporter of democracy.

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Election

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

Question 20

Voting rights

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

Question 21

Electoral college

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

Question 22

Constitution

Answer 22

established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.

Question 23

Constitutional

Answer 23

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