Social Studies 4th grade
Suggested Vocabulary Words
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amendment
bill
cabinet
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citizen
compromise
constitution
convention
delegates
democracy
federal
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inauguration
interest
law
popular sovereignty
ratify
rebellion
representatives
republic
territory
unconstitutional
veto
This is a change to the Constitution. It is also called the
Bill of Rights. It protects the rights of the people of the
United States.
Amendment
A form or draft of a proposed statute presented to a
legislature, but not yet enacted or passed and made law.
Bill
This is a group chosen by the President to help run the
executive branch and give advice.
Cabinet
This is a city where government
meets.
Capital
Someone who is an official member of a
city, state, or nation is called.
Citizen
This is a settlement in which both sides
give up something they want.
Compromise
A written plan for government
Constitution
Delegates gathered in Philadelphia to change the way
American government worked.
Constitutional Convention
Someone chosen to speak and act
for others.
Delegates
A government in which the people have the power to
make political decisions.
Democracy
A system in which the states share power with the
central government, but the central government has
more power than the states.
Federal System
This is an official ceremony to
make someone President.
Inauguration
What people pay to borrow money
is called
Interest
Any written rule or collection of rules prescribed under
the authority of the state or nation, as by the people in
its constitution.
Law
An idea that the people who live in a place make
decisions for themselves.
Popular Sovereignty
To accept
Ratify
A fight against a government.
Rebellion
Someone who is chosen to speak and act for others.
Representatives
This is a government in which the citizens elect
leaders to represent them.
Republic
This is a land ruled by a national government but which
has no representatives in the government
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Territory
Laws that do not follow rules laid out by the
Constitution.
Unconstitutional
The president can reject laws made
by congress. This is called what?
Veto