Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Stack #177131

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Question
Answer
a written plan for a government   Constitution  
🗑
not permitted by the Constitution   Unconstitutional  
🗑
to change   Amend  
🗑
approval   Ratification  
🗑
agreement where each side involved gives up something   Compromise  
🗑
fairness   Justice  
🗑
freedom to live as you please, as long as you obey the law and respect others   Liberty  
🗑
a nation in which voters elect representatives to govern them   Republic  
🗑
list of freedoms that a government promises to protect   Bill of Rights  
🗑
a proposed law   Bill  
🗑
branch of government that makes the law   Legislative Branch  
🗑
branch of government that enforces the law   Executive Branch  
🗑
branch of government that interprets the law   Judicial Branch  
🗑
a system in which each branch of government can limit the power of the other two branches   Checks and Balances  
🗑
to reject   Veto  
🗑
to reverse or over rule   Override  
🗑
division of power between state and national government   Federalism  
🗑
a dispute that is a crime (theft, murder, etc.)   Criminal case  
🗑
a dispute that is not a crime (divorce, child support, etc.)   Civil case  
🗑
the seat of government (Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Oslo)   Capital  
🗑
the building that houses government offices   Capitol  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: 001438
Popular History sets