Grade 5 Unit 4 Vocab Flashcards

The division of powers
among the different

branches of
government; in the
U.S.A., powers are
divided among the
legislative, executive,
and judicial branches.
The sharing and

balancing of power
among different
branches of
government so no
one branch can
control the others.
The branch of
government that
makes the laws.
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Unit 4: Vocabulary Cards
The introduction to
the Constitution; it
states that the
people establish the
government and
lists the purposes of
the government.
The branch of
government that
interprets and
applies the laws
and settles
disputes.
The power of the

courts to say that
the Constitution
does not allow
the government
to do something.
A change or
addition to a
document
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The branch of
government that
carries out the
laws made by the
legislative
branch.
A group of
citizens who
decide the
outcome of a
trial.
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The protections that

The freedoms of
the Constitution
citizens, such as
freedom of speech guarantees to citizens
who are accused of
and freedom of
crimes; among these
religion; in the
protections are the
U.S.A., these
right to a lawyer and
freedoms are
the right to a speedy
protected by the Bill
trial.
of Rights.

The first ten

amendments to the
Constitution; it lists
some basic rights of
the people that the
federal government
may not interfere
with and must
protect.
The Thirteenth,
Fourteenth, and
Fifteenth
Amendments to the
Constitution passed
after the Civil War;
these amendments
were intended to give
former slaves the
rights of citizens.
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The clause in the

U.S. Constitution
that explains that
states cannot make
laws that conflict
with the U.S.
Constitution or with
the laws made by
Congress

Having a
negative
judgment or
opinion without
knowledge of the
facts.
A form of
government in
which power is
divided between a
national
government and
state and local
governments
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The requirement
that procedures
used by the
government in
gathering
information and
making decisions
be reasonable and
fair
It states that no person

shall have his or her
life, liberty, or property
taken away by the
federal government
without due process of
law; this amendment
protects your right to be
treated fairly by the
federal government.
It states that no person shall

have his or her life, liberty, or
property taken away by state or
local governments without due
process of law; this amendment
protects your right to be treated
fairly by your state and local
governments. It also defines a
citizen as anyone born or
naturalized in the United
States. It was one of the Civil
War Amendments.

The part of the

Fourteenth Amendment
that has been used to
prevent states from
being unfair to citizens
because of their race or
gender; it prohibits
laws that unreasonably
and unfairly favor some
groups over others.
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Added to the
Constitution in
1920, it gave
women the right
to vote.
It gave citizens
18 years of age
or older the right
to vote in all
elections.
To have
compassion and
show concern for
the pain and
suffering of
others.
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In the U.S.A. during the

1950s and 1960s, people
worked together to
demand that the federal
government protect the
rights of African
Americans and other
minorities; People worked
together to change unfair
laws. They gave speeches,
marched in the streets, and
participated in boycotts.
An international
organization
created in 1945
to maintain
peace and
security for its
members.
A person that is a
member of a
nation
Someone who is born

elsewhere but who
passes a citizenship
test on the
Constitution and the
history of the United
States of America and
becomes an American
citizen
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The practice of
managing
relations
between nations
without use of
warfare.
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A person who is not

a citizen, but who
lives legally in the
U.S.A.; resident
aliens enjoy most of
the rights of citizens.
They have the same
right to due process
of law as citizens.

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