Vocabulary
3 Branches
Bill of Rights
Federal Government
State Government
100
To reject
What is a veto?
100
The main responsibility of the Legislative Branch
What is make laws?
100
The right to have weapons for defense.
What is the right to bear arms?
100
Something that the federal government prints, coins, and regulates.
What is money?
100
Establishments that state governments set up to educate our citizens.
What are public schools?
200
To give up some of what you want to reach an agreement
What is a compromise?
200
In charge of the Executive Branch
Who is the President.
200
The right to write anything you want in a newspaper or online.
What is freedom of speech?
200
Something that the federal government can do if they are having trouble with another country.
What is declare war?
200
Certain laws made by state governments that effect different types of couples in different states.
What are marriage laws?
300
a change (in the constitution)
What is an amendment
300
The branch of government that decides if laws are unconstitutional.
What is the Judicial Branch?
300
A group of ordinary people who decide if someone is innocent or guilty
What is a jury?
300
Something the federal government can do to grow our country.
What is admit new states?
300
A mandatory contribution by state residents that can be added on to purchases.
What are state taxes?
400
to approve
What is ratify?
400
The branch of government that directs the military
What is the Executive branch?
400
What a police officer needs in order to search your home or belongings legally.
What is a search warrant?
400
Something that the federal government controls between different countries.
What is trade?
400
Something the state government can do when choosing a new governor or state official
What is conducting elections.
500
people rule and are free to make choices about their lives and government
What is democracy?
500
The branch of government that contains the Senate and the House of Representatives.
What is the Legislative Branch?
500
The right to a have a trial with a jury.
What is due process?
500
The name for a population count that the federal government conducts.
What is a census?
500
governments set up by the state.
What are local governments?
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