Unit 3 Vocabulary Question Preview (ID: 53229)


Vocabulary Practice For Unit 3- Constitution And A New Nation. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

A system that allows each branch of a government to change or cancel acts to prevent any one branch from having too much power
a) republic
b) checks and balances
c) democracy
d) nation

Rules everyone must follow to protect people and property
a) rights
b) nation
c) laws
d) representatives

Those things that one is morally or legally entitled to do or have
a) rights
b) laws
c) compromise
d) government

To settle by agreeing that each side will change or give up some demands
a) rights
b) laws
c) ratify
d) compromise

A person elected by a group of citizens to speak for that group’s wants and needs to the larger government body
a) representative
b) rights
c) nation
d) government

To officially approve or confirm
a) laws
b) compromise
c) ratify
d) rights

Government in which the power rests in the hands of the citizens either directly or indirectly
a) checks and balances
b) representatives
c) republic
d) democracy

Form of government in which the people elect, or choose, their leaders
a) democracy
b) republic
c) compromise
d) nation

A group of people who share the same culture, history, language, or ethnicity
a) democracy
b) government
c) nation
d) republic

A set of laws that has the power to rule in a territory
a) government
b) democracy
c) republic
d) compromise

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