Grade 7 ▪ First and Third Nine Weeks▪ Civics and Economics Vocabulary ▪ Branches of Government
CE.6a
National Legislative
Bicameral
CE.6a
National Legislative
legislative
CE.6a
a legislative group in a
government, or the place where it
meets
National Legislative
Senate
CE.6a
the national legislative body of the
United States, consisting of the
House of Representatives and the
Senate
National Legislative
House of Representatives
CE.6a
involved in the writing and
passing of laws
National Legislative
Congress
CE.6a
having two separate and distinct
lawmaking assemblies
the upper of the two elected
legislative bodies of the United
States government. It is made up
of two senators from each state.
National Legislative
confirm
make something valid with a
formal or legal act
Grade 7 ▪ First and Third Nine Weeks▪ Civics and Economics Vocabulary ▪ Branches of Government
CE.6a
National Legislative
the income of a government from
all sources, used to pay for a
nation's expenses
revenue
CE.6a
National Legislative
to use government authority to
impose or collect a tax
levies
CE.6a
National Legislative
interstate trade
CE.6b
National Legislative
foreign trade
CE.6c
the activity of buying and selling,
or sometimes bartering, goods
occurring between, connecting,
dealing with or involved with a
another country
Legislative
expressed powers
CE.6c
the activity of buying and selling,
or sometimes bartering, goods
occurring between, connecting, or
involving two or more states
specifically listed
Legislative
implied powers
used to carry out expressed
powers
Grade 7 ▪ First and Third Nine Weeks▪ Civics and Economics Vocabulary ▪ Branches of Government
CE.6a
National Executive
ambassador
CE.6a
National Executive
administer
CE.6a
a group of senior officials
appointed by the president to
advise on policy
National Executive
veto
CE.6d
the nonelected officials of an
organization or department
National Executive
cabinet officers
CE.6d
to manage
National Executive
bureaucracy
CE.6a
a person sent by one country as
its long-term representative to
another
the power of one branch of
government to reject the
legislation of another
National Executive
regulatory groups
groups which organize and
control an activity or process by
making it subject to rules or laws
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CE.6d
National Executive
architect
CE.6d
National Executive
Foreign policy
CE.6d
home affairs,not foreign
National Executive
Policy making
CE.6d
formal approval
National Executive
domestic
CE.6d
dealing with or involved with a
country or countries other than
your own
National Executive
ratified
CE.6d
creative designer
a program of actions adopted by a
person, group, or government, or
the set of principles on which they
are based
National Executive
ceremonial head
leader of a formal occasion
Grade 7 ▪ First and Third Nine Weeks▪ Civics and Economics Vocabulary ▪ Branches of Government
CE.9a
Public agenda
the issues considered the most
significant by government officials
CE.9a
forum
a meeting to discuss matters of
general interest
accountable
responsible to somebody or for
something
CE.9a
CE.9b
lobbying
when campaigners and
representatives of particular
interests groups try to influence
political policy on a particular
issue
CE.9b
interest group
a group of people who share an
interest in something
Grade 7 ▪ First and Third Nine Weeks▪ Civics and Economics Vocabulary ▪ Branches of Government
CE. 6a
National Judicial
judicial review
CE.10a
Federal Courts
appeal
CE.10a
a formal request to a higher
authority requesting a change in
or confirmation of a court’s
decision
Federal Courts
appellate jurisdiction
CE.10a
the power of the Supreme Court to
say whether a law violates the
Constitution
the authority of a court to hear a
case appealed by a lower court
Federal Courts
original jurisdiction
the authority of a court to hear a
case for the first time
CE.10b
Marbury vs Madison
Supreme Court decision that
established the principle of
judicial review
CE.10b
judicial review
the power of the Supreme Court to
say whether a law violates the
Constitution
Grade 7 ▪ First and Third Nine Weeks▪ Civics and Economics Vocabulary ▪ Branches of Government
CE.10b
conform
to comply with requirements
CE.6c
separation of
powers
the split of authority among the
legislative, executive, and judicial
branches of government
CE.6b
checks and balances
a system in which each branch of
government is able to check, or
restrain, the powers of the others
CE. 6b
impeach
to charge a serving government
official with serious misconduct
while in office
CE. 6b
veto
the power of one branch of
government to reject the
legislation of another
CE. 6b
override
to cancel or change an action or
decision taken by somebody else
Grade 7 ▪ First and Third Nine Weeks▪ Civics and Economics Vocabulary ▪ Branches of Government
CE. 6b
unconstitutional
not allowed by or against the
principles set down in a
constitution
CE.2d
amendment
an addition or alteration to a
motion, bill, or constitution
ratification
to give formal approval to
something
CE.2d