Key Vocabulary
The results of doing something, usually not pleasant
1. bills 2. order
3. rules 4. consequence
4. consequence
Confusion and disorder
1. chaos 2. order
3. disabilities 4. law
1. chaos
a person who takes action to change laws
1.activist 2. appeal
3. assassinated 4. agencies
1.activist
an agreement to stop fighting a war
1.armistice 2.amendments
3. cabinet 4. balance of power
1.armistice
the building where federal and state government workers do their jobs
1.capital 2. capitol
3. cabinet 4. balance of power
2. capitol
when one group can make changes to another group’s decisions
1.civil rights 2. citizens
3. charges 4. checks and balances
4. checks and balances
A condition that limits a person’s ability to do things without assistance
1. chaos 2. order
3. disabilities 4. law
3. disabilities
Documents that propose or suggest new laws
1. chaos 2. fine
3. bills 4. law
3. bills
informs or instructs; gives advice to
1.activist 2. appeal
3. assassinated 4. advises
4. advises
chosen to do a job
1.appointed 2.amendments
3. cabinet 4. balance of power
1.appointed
the group of people who run a city, town, or area
1.civil rights 2. citizens
3. city council 4. charges
3. city council
Wearing a helmet when you ride a bicycle, if you are 13 and under?
1.Rule 2. law
2. law
Rules written by the government
1. chaos 2. order
3. bills 4. law
4. law
Actions that must be followed
1. chaos 2. order
3. rules 4. law
3. rules
a formal song of loyalty or praise
1.appointed 2. anthem
3. assassinated 4. agencies
2. anthem
the city where the state’s government is run
1.capital 2. capitol
3. cabinet 4. balance of power
1.capital
a time of struggle in the 1950s and 1960s to make things fair for African Americans
1.civil rights 2. citizens
3. charges 4. civil rights movement
4. civil rights movement
Bicycles are required to obey all traffic laws?
1.False 2. True
2. True
A monetary fee for doing something wrong
1. fine 2. order
3. disabilities 4. chaos
1. fine
to bring a legal case to a higher court for review
1.activist 2. appeal
3. assassinated 4. agencies
2. appeal
the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard
1.appointed 2. armed forces
3. assassinated 4. agencies
2. armed forces
a group of the president’s top advisors
1.capital 2. capitol
3. cabinet 4. balance of power
3. cabinet
formal accusations that a person has done a crime
1.civil rights 2. citizens
3. charges 4. civil rights movement
3. charges
Wear a seatbelt.
1.Rule 2. Law
2. Law
The state of being calm and lawful
1. chaos 2. order
3. disabilities 4. law
2. order
departments or organizations in the government that oversee something, such as housing, emergency services, or tax collection
1.activist 2. agencies
3. assassinated 4. amendments
2. agencies
killed for political reasons
1.appointed 2. armed forces
3. assassinated 4. agencies
3. assassinated
when two or more groups have equal amounts of power
1.capital 2. capitol
3. cabinet 4. balance of power
4. balance of power
people who have the rights and protections of a country
1.civil rights 2. citizens
3. charges 4. civil rights movement
2. citizens
You stop at a red light
1.Rule 2. Law
2. Law