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Civics Chapter 2 Voc
Civics Chapter Two Vocabulary Civics in Practice
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A ruler with a royal title who has complete power over the country. | absolute monarch |
| Government with supreme authority over its citizens. | totalitarian government |
| A ruler with complete and absolute power. | dictatorship |
| A form of government where citizens vote to elect leaders and decide issues. | democracy |
| A form of government where people vote directly on issues that affect them. They do not elect leaders to make decisions. | direct democracy |
| A form of government where citizens elect others to make the decisions. This frees up citizenry to do other things. | representative democracy |
| Same as representative democracy. | republic |
| The rules of a country or political entity. | law |
| A written plan of government, it is often the main basis for all laws of a country, at least in theory. | constitution |
| Basic rights which are believed to be granted to all people regardless of country of origin. | human rights |
| A loose association of political entities. | confederation |
| A person who represents others at political function. | delegate |
| The lawmaking body of Great Britain. | Parliament |
| A section of government made up of two chambers. | bicameral |
| A system where power is shared between the national government and state governments. | federalism |
| A process where each party involved in the situation gives concessions to reach an agreement. | compromise |
| Ideas and processes deal with Congress. | legislative |
| A government with royalty whose powers are limited by the constraints of a constitution. They usually share power with elected officials. | Constitutional Monarchy |
| Those who support or believe in a strong national government. | Federalist |
| Those who believe or support a stronger role for states in a national government. | Anti-Federalist |
| related to time, such as order. | chronological |
| Another method of relating things to time, such as in order they happen. Much like how history is organized. | sequence |
| A form of government controlled by a religious institution. | Theocracy |
| Resolution nobles made King John of England sign to protect free people from the rule of the King. They needed to be tried by an English court to be imprisoned. | Magna Carta |
| Created in England in 1689, this gave English citizens basic legal rights. | English Bill of Rights |
| The approval of an idea, law, or process. | ratification |
| Originated in 1215 | Magna Carta |
| The Great Charter. | Magna Carta |
| Series of Charters to limit and define the King of England's power. | Magna Carta |
| Originated in 1688 | English Bill of Rights |
| Limits power of the monarch and gives people certain rights. | English Bill of Rights |
| Originated in 1776. | Declaration of Independence |
| Expressed the reasons why the 13 colonies were no longer part of Great Britain. | Declaration of Independence |
| Established in 1781. | Articles of Confederation |
| The basis for the United States' first form of government. | Articles of Confederation |
| The current framework for the United States Government. | US Constitution |
| First adopted 1787, ratified by 1789. | US Constitution |
| The introduction to the Constitution. | Preamble |
| This statement presents the intent of the US Constitution. | Preamble |
| The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. | Bill of Rights |
| Changes to the Constitution since the original Bill of Rights. | Amendments 11-27 |
| Written between 1787-1789 for ratifying the Constitution. | Federalist Papers |
| Written Between 1787-1789 against ratifying the Constitution. | Anti-Federalist Papers |
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