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CIV M2 Review

Civics Module 2 Review

TermDefinition
Great Compromise Constitutional agreement that divided the Congress into two houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Bicameral Divided into two legislative houses, for example our legislative branch is divided into the House of Representative and Senate.
Legislative Branch The branch of our government also known as Congress that makes the laws we obey in our country.
Congress The legislative branch of the United States federal government.
House of Representatives One of the two houses of Congress, representation for each state is based on population.
Senate One of the two houses in a legislative branch, in the U.S. Congress, representation is equal for each state.
Term Limits A limit on the number of times a person can be elected to a certain position.
Representative Democracy A form of government where elected representatives make decisions for the people.
North Carolina Senate The upper house of the General Assembly..
General Assembly The North Carolina legislative branch, makes laws for the state government.
Constituent A person represented by an elected official.
Executive Branch The branch of government that carries out laws.
President Head of the executive branch of the United States government.
Commander in Chief Leader of the military.
Vice President Second highest leader of the executive branch of the United States government.
Presidential Cabinet A group of advisers to the president.
Veto To refuse to sign a law
Executive Orders A ruling made by the president that has the power of a law.
State of the Union Address Yearly report given by the president to the Congress and nation.
Veto Power Power of the president to keep a bill from becoming law by rejecting it.
Governor Leader of a state’s executive branch.
Lieutenant Governor Second highest leader of a state’s executive branch.
Impeachment The process of bringing formal charges against the President.
Judicial Branch Branch of government that makes legal decisions and interprets laws.
Supreme Court Highest court of the judicial branch.
Supreme Court Justice A judge who is a member of the supreme court.
Chief Justice Judge who leads federal or state supreme court.
Associate Justice Judge who is a member of the supreme court.
Marbury v. Madison The case that established the policy of judicial review to check the actions of the other branches of government.
Judicial Review The power of the Supreme Court to decide if the other branches have done something that is unconstitutional.
Jurisdiction The authority to hear and decide a case.
Checks and Balances This is a system to prevent any branch of government from becoming too powerful. The powers are divided among the different branches and each branch has methods for checking and balancing the power of the other branches.
Bill A proposed law in the legislative process.
Mayor Elected leader of local government.
City Council Legislative branch of local government.
Town Council Legislative branch of local government.
County Commissioners Leaders of county government.
Sheriff Chief law enforcement officer for a county.
Chief of Police Appointed head officer of a city’s police department.
Board of Education Elected group of a local school district that sets school policy for a city or county.
Ordinance Local law.
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