Finding Katahdin Chapter 4 Vocabulary

What is the "Judicial Branch"?

• A group of citizens organized for military purposes

• The branch of government that judges and interprets laws

• The owner of a piece of land

• A person who speaks or votes for a certain group of people

What is the "militia"?

• A lawmaking body within a government

• A person who lives on land owned by someone else

• A group of citizens organized for military purposes

• The branch of government that judges and interprets laws

What does "disputed territory" refer to?

• A region where a battle has taken place

• An area of land whose ownership is unclear

• A territory that has been recently discovered

• A piece of land that is not useful for agriculture

What does it mean to "boycott" something?

• To force into armed service

• To protest by refusing to buy or use certain items

• To support higher taxes and a more powerful central government

• To live on land owned by someone else without their permission

What does the Executive Branch of the government do?

• Makes the laws

• Interprets the laws

• Ensures that laws are carried out

• Resolves disputes between states

What did the "Democratic-Republican" party support?

• Higher taxes and a more powerful central government

• Low taxes and small government

• Forcing people into armed service

• The separation of Maine from the government of Massachusetts

What is an elector in the context of the Electoral College?

• A person responsible for counting votes

• A member of the Electoral College

• A candidate running for office

• A type of voting machine

What does the term "parliament" refer to?

• A person who speaks or votes for a certain group of people

• The law making branch of government in England

• A group of citizens organized for military purposes

• An economic downturn, a time of economic hardship

What is a "representative" in the context of a government?

• A person who judges and interprets laws

• A person who speaks or votes for a certain group of people

• The owner of a piece of land

• A person who believed in separating from the government of Massachusetts

Who were the "loyalists" during the Revolutionary War?

• Members of a political party that supported higher taxes and a more powerful central government

• People who believed that Maine should separate itself from the government of Massachusetts

• Persons loyal to the British crown

• Individuals who forced others into armed service