Chapter 7 Vocabulary

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Chapter 7 Vocabulary
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constitution
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Document that sets out the laws and principles of
a government
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execute
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Carry out
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bill of rights
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Document that lists freedoms the government
promises to protect
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Economic depression
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Period in which business activity slows, prices
and wages falls and unemployment rises
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Legislative branch
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Branch of government which makes the laws
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Executive branch
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Branch of government which carries out the laws
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Judicial branch
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Branch of government which determines if laws are
fair
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compromise
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Settlement in which each side gives up some of
its demands in order to reach an agreement
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republic
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Nation in which voters elect representatives to
govern them
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Separation of powers
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System is which the power of the government is
divided among separate branches
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federalism
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Division of power between the states and national
government
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Electoral college
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Group of electors from each state that meets
every 4 years to vote for the President and Vice
President
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Checks and balances
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System set up by the constitution in which each
branch of the federal government has the power to
control the actions of the other branches
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bill
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Proposed law
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veto
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reject
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override
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Overrule. Congress can override a Presidents
veto if two thirds of both houses vote to do so.
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impeach
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Bring formal charges against an elected official
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amend
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change
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Due process
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Right of every citizen to the same fair rules in
all cases brought to trial
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Representative government
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System of government in which voters elect
representatives to make laws for them
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ratify
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approve
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federal
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national
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veto
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reject
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unconstitutional
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Not permitted by the Constitution
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amendment
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Formal written change (to the Constitution)
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precedent
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Example set for later people to follow
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cabinet
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Group of people who head government departments
and advise the President
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Judicial review
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Power of the Supreme Court to decide whether laws
passed by Congress are Constitutional