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

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.

Vocabulary 3

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

Term
Definition
show officials in the executive branch of government under, chief executive.  
🗑
ambassador   show
🗑
biennial   show
🗑
show a plan for raising and spending money  
🗑
bureaucracy   show
🗑
show an important group of policy advisers to the president, made up of the executive department heads and a few other officials  
🗑
show the system that gives each of the three branches of government ways to limit the powers of the other two  
🗑
commission   show
🗑
commute   show
🗑
diplomacy   show
🗑
show a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.  
🗑
show members of the Electoral College who elect the president  
🗑
embassy   show
🗑
executive agencies   show
🗑
executive departments   show
🗑
show a system in which the power to govern is shared by the national government and state governments  
🗑
show the power or authority that rules a country  
🗑
show to accuse a governmental official of wrongdoing  
🗑
show the order in which the office of president is to be filled  
🗑
pardon   show
🗑
show independent agency that protects the public by controlling certain types of businesses and industries  
🗑
show postpones the carrying out of a persons’ sentence  
🗑
State of the Union   show
🗑
show the separation of the three branches of government to prevent abuse of power  
🗑
show a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.  
🗑


   

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: 393297
Popular History sets