| 11. | 3 branches | legislative, executive, judicial | |
| 13. | amendment 1 | freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition | |
| 19. | bill | a statute in draft before it becomes law | |
| 14. | bill of rights | The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution, containing a list of individual rights and liberties, such as freedom of speech, religion, and the press. | |
| 7. | checks and balances | A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power. | |
| 8. | citizenship | the status of a citizen with rights and duties | |
| 9. | citizenship test | a step in the naturalization process; tested in English in US history and government. | |
| 6. | congress | The legislative branch of government, as described in Article I of the US Constitution, consisting of the House of Representatives and Senate. Primarily responsible for making laws. | |
| 12. | constitution | The document which established the present federal government of the United States and outlined its powers. It can be changed through amendments. | |
| 16. | declaration of independence | This document was adopted on July 4, 1776. It established the 13 American colonies as independent states, free from rule by Great Britain. Thomas Jefferson wrote the majority of this document. | |
| 21. | due process | following established legal procedures | |
| 15. | Enlightenment Thinkers | They believed that human progress was possible through the application of scientific knowledge to issue of law and government | |
| 2. | executive branch | enforces laws | |
| 26. | How many terms can a President serve? | 2 | |
| 25. | How many years are in each Presidential term? | 4 | |
| 20. | impeachement | a formal accusation of misconduct in office against a public official | |
| 17. | John Locke | believed all people have a right to life, liberty, and property | |
| 4. | judicial branch | The branch of government that interprets laws |
| 5. | judicial review | the power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and actions of local, state, or national governments unconstitutional | |
| 3. | legislative branch | the branch of government that makes the laws. | |
| 29. | limited resources | not enough resources to satisfy all our wants | |
| 10. | naturalization | the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship | |
| 30. | non-renewable resources | resources such as fossil fuels, which can not be made again. | |
| 1. | Preamble | Introduction to the Constitution | |
| 18. | Thomas Hobbes | This was the philosopher that believed that a strong central government was needed to avoid rebellion and civil war | |
| 28. | What is economics? | It is the study of the choices people make given the scarcity of resources. ____ is the science of how individuals and societies deal with the fact that wants are greater than the limited resources available to satisfy those wants. | |
| 24. | What three rights does Thomas Jefferson say that we each have? | Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. | |
| 22. | Who were the colonist mad at? | The British Parliament | |
| 27. | Why is economics conerned with how society chooses? | supply and demand | |
| 23. | why were the colonist mad? | -The British were giving unfair taxes -The British did not give them rights |
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