Everyday Vocabulary
To pass a law, both houses vote on a bill. If the bill passes both houses of Congress, it then goes to the president, who can sign it into law or veto it.
The term Veto means
vote against it , reject a decision
The legislative branch of government does what?
A. Make the country's laws
B. enforce the country laws
2. Evaluate the law and makes sure its fair / conforms to the rules of the constitution
" I enforced the rules in class by letting the kids do whatever they want and use their cellphones"
In the sentence above was the term enforced used correctly?
no - she did not enforce the rules
The three parts of the government include the legislative branch, the executive branch and the _______.
Judicial branch
"her skin was as soft as silk" is an example of what ?
simile
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
simile
The most prominent American statesmen during the American Revolution and the formation of the United States are known as the country’s Founding Fathers
The term prominent means
Important / Famous
The _______ deals with evaluating laws and determining if a law does not conform to the rules set by the Constitution
Judicial Branch
Hitler, along with other powerful dictators, were tyrannical rulers
Was the term tyrannical used correctly in the sentence above?
yes
Who is in the executive branch of our government?
The president and the vice president
"Vince was sick of school, but on Thursday he could finally see the light at the end of the tunnel"
This is an example of what figurative language ?
idiom
The country has three branches of government—legislative, executive, and judicial—that share power. Through a system of checks and balances, each branch serves as a check on the power of the other two, to prevent the government from becoming tyrannical.
The term Tyrannical means
exercising power in a cruel way
"The government has an elaborate system of checks and balances"
Define checks and balances
System that provides powers to separate branches so one does not become more powerful than the other.
Use the term Veto in a sentence
" the president can veto the laws"
What was the importance of the declaration of independence?
protected the freedom of individuals
Hold your horses, Janet. We should ask him why he did it before we make our decision
What does "hold your horses" mean in this idiom
wait a moment
The term conform means what?
to follow/comply with the standards, rules, or laws
“_______says small states feared they would be ignored if representation was based on the population”
electoral process
Use the term conform in a sentence
You must conform to the schools rules or you will get detention
Name one of the founding fathers
John Adams, Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, John Marshall, George Mason, and, above all, George Washington.
Dad wanted to let me off punishment, but mom said, “He made his bed. Now he has to lie in it.”
What is the meaning of this idiom?
must accept the results/punishment of something they did
what's a synonym for peril?
danger
Define enforcement
The act of making people obey a law or rule
Use the term peril in a sentence
" when the bear approached me, I knew I was in great peril"
What does democracy mean?
Why do we have a democratic government?
a system of government in which laws, policies, leadership, and major undertakings of a state or other polity are directly or indirectly decided by the “people,”
So not one ruler holds all power
"our car cost us an arm and a leg"
What figurative language is this an example of?
What does it mean?
hyperbole
it was expensive