Vocabulary #4

Front

A leaning toward or against a certain person, group, or idea is called _______.

Back

bias

Front

A group of officials who head government departments and advise the President is known as the _______.

Back

Cabinet

Front

A principle of the United States Constitution that gives each branch of government the power to limit the power of the other branches is called _______.

Back

checks and balances

Front

The study of the rights and responsibilities of citizens is known as _______.

Back

civics

Front

A group of people who settle in a distant land but are still ruled by the government of their native land is called a _______.

Back

colony

Front

The entire way of life developed by a people is referred to as _______.

Back

culture

Front

Fill in the blank: The study of how people manage limited resources to satisfy their wants and needs is called _______.

Back

economics

Front

Fill in the blank: A ban on trade is known as an _______.

Back

embargo

Front

The movement in Europe in the 1600s and 1700s that emphasized the use of reason is called the _______.

Back

Enlightenment

Front

A trade product sent to markets outside a country is called an _______.

Back

export