Unit 54th Grade Social Studies

Vocabulary

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Definition: a system people use to exercise authority, distribute power, and regulate conduct of people

Government

Preamble

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Definition: the government of our country

constitution

preamble

Federal government

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Definition: the written document that created the system of government for our country.

Federal Government

Constitution

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Definition: The introduction to our Constitution.

Founders

Preamble

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Definition: the people who helped establish our country

Founders

Preamble

Popular soverignty

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Definition: The power and authority of the government comes from the people .

Core democratic

values

Popular sovereignty

Limited government

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Definition: things people believe in that bring people together as American.

government

History

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Definition: the government can only do what the people have given it the power to do

Limited government

Core democratic

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Definition: a government not led by a hereditary rule (leaders bases on birth),but where people hold the power of government and choose leaders to make decisions.

the common good

republic

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Definition: a form of government where people choose representatives to make decisions for them.

republic

laws

Representative government

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Definition: people working together for the benefit of everybody.

Laws

The common good

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Definition: a government based on a Constitution describes powers of government

Rule of Law

Laws

Constitutional Government

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Definition: Statement that define how citizens should behave.

The common good

Laws

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Definition: everyone, including the people who run the government, must obey the laws.

Shared powers

Rule of law

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Definition: federal state and local governments.

Reserved power

levels of government

shared powers

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Definition: powers granted to both the federal and state governments.

Reserved powers

Levels of government

Shared powers

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Definition: powers not given to the federal government.

Delegated powers

Reserved powers

Shared powers

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Definition: powers people give to the federal government by the constitution

Branches of government

Separation of powers

Delegated powers

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Definition: Power is separated, or divided, among three branches of government .

Delegated powers

Branches of government

Separation of powers

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Definition: the three different sections of government.

Separation of powers

Branches of government

Legislative branch

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Definition: The branch of government that makes laws

Legislative branch

Executive branch

Judicial branch

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Definition: The branch of government that enforces laws

Legislative branch

Judicial branch

Executive branch

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Definition: the branch of government that decides what laws mean

Judicial branch

Executive branch

Legislative branch

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Definition: a member of the senate

senator

senators

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Definition: a member of the house of Representatives

Govemment

representative

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Definition: The head of the executive branch and the leader of our country

President

Cabinet

PreambleClick here to

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Definition: a group of people who help and give advice to the president

senator

cabinet

governorClick here to

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Definition: the highest court in our country

Checks and Balances

veto

Supreme Court

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Definition: the way in which the different branches of government keep each other from having too much power

Checks and Balances

veto

Supreme Court

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Definition: When the president turns down a bill or refuses to sign it into law.

override

veto

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Definition: when the congress votes to cancel a president’s veto of the bill

Override

veto

Judicialreview

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Definition: the power of the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional

Unconstitutional

Judicial review

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Definition: In conflict with or violates the US constitution

Unconstitutional

Judicial review

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Definition: the first ten amendments, or additions, to the Constitution which give people important rights such as freedom of speech

amendment

Bill of Rights

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Definition: A change or addition to the Constitution

amendment

Bill of Rights

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Definition: thing an individual person is entitled to have or to do

Individual rights

Amendment

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