Understanding Government Terms Quiz

What does it mean to "amend" something?

• To destroy something

• To change or add to something already established

• To ignore something

• To remove something

Who has the power to make laws?

• Executive

• Judicial

• Legislature

• Citizen

What is the role of the executive branch?

• To make laws

• To carry out laws

• To decide questions about laws

• To propose new laws

What does the judicial branch do?

• Makes laws

• Carries out laws

• Decides questions about laws

• Proposes new laws

What does it mean to "propose" something?

• To hide something

• To put forward or suggest

• To destroy something

• To forget something

Who is a "constituent"?

• A person who makes laws

• A person who lives and votes in an area

• A person who carries out laws

• A person who decides questions about laws

What is a "beacon"?

• Something that hides

• Something that guides or provides a source of hope

• Something that destroys

• Something that confuses

Who is a "citizen"?

• A person who belongs to a country and has protections under that country's laws

• A person who makes laws

• A person who carries out laws

• A person who decides questions about laws

What is "naturalization"?

• The process of losing citizenship

• The process of becoming a citizen of a country if born outside of that country

• The process of making laws

• The process of carrying out laws

What does "allegiance" mean?

• Disloyalty to a group

• Loyalty to a group

• Ignorance of a group

• Opposition to a group