Term 1 Vocabulary for global Citizenship

Question 1

the national legislative body of a country.

Answer 1

Congress

Question 2

noun that means part of U.S. government responsible for carrying out laws.

Answer 2

Executive Branch

Question 3

part of the United States government that creates laws.

Answer 3

Legislative branch

Question 4

one of three branches of the federal government. includes criminal and civil courts and helps interpret the United States Constitution.

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Judicial Branch

Question 5

the elected head of a republican state.

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President

Question 6

an official or executive ranking below and deputizing for a president.

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Vice-President

Question 7

an official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details of individuals.

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census

Question 8

the highest judicial court in a country or state

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Supreme Court

Question 9

The lower house of the United States Congress.

Answer 9

House of Representative

Question 10

any of various legislative or governing bodies, in particular.

Answer 10

Senate

Question 11

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

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liberilism

Question 12

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

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Convertism

Question 13

noun
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.

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checks and balances

Question 14

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

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Democracy

Question 15

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

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Election

Question 16

Act of 1965. A law passed at the time of the civil rights movement. It eliminated various devices, such as literacy tests, that had traditionally been used to restrict voting by black people.

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Voting rights

Question 17

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

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Electoral college

Question 18

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

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Constitution

Question 19

refers to rights carved out in the federal and state constitutions. The majority of this body of law has developed from state and federal supreme court rulings, which interpret their respective constitutions and ensure that the laws passed by the legislature do not violate constitutional limits.

Answer 19

Constititional

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Veto