5th Grade Government and Economics: 5th Grade Government Vocabulary, List 4

This list covers vocabulary commonly related to the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

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  1. constitution
    law determining the fundamental principles of a government
  2. constitutional
    sanctioned by or consistent with or operating under the law
  3. unconstitutional
    not consistent with or according to fundamental laws
  4. decision
    a position or opinion reached after consideration
  5. document
    writing that provides information
  6. preamble
    a preliminary introduction, as to a statute or constitution
  7. union
    a political unit formed from previously independent groups
  8. establish
    set up or found
  9. domestic
    of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
  10. tranquility
    a state of peace and quiet
  11. liberty
    freedom of choice
  12. posterity
    all future generations
  13. ordain
    order by virtue of superior authority; decree
  14. framer
    someone who writes a new law or plan
  15. convention
    a large formal assembly
  16. equality
    the quality of being the same in quantity, value, or status
  17. slavery
    the practice or system of owning people as property
  18. revolutionary
    relating to the overthrow of a government
  19. republic
    a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
  20. oligarchy
    a political system governed by a few people
  21. monarchy
    autocracy governed by a ruler who usually inherits authority
  22. theocracy
    the belief in government by divine guidance
  23. democracy
    a political system in which power lies in a body of citizens
  24. confederacy
    a union of political organizations
  25. unitary
    of a government in which power is held by one authority
Created on Tue Nov 28 19:28:17 EST 2023 (updated Thu Nov 30 16:06:21 EST 2023)

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