The Little Book On Line A Study Guide for the Ohio Ninth-Grade Citizenship Proficiency Test

Related Words

A. Declaration of Independence - Related Words

Abolish

Declaration

Defy

Divine Providence

Grievances

Independence

July 4, 1776

Monarchy

Mutually

Quartering

Redress

Reliance

Taxation

Unalienable

B. Northwest Ordinance of 1787 - Related Words

Bicameral

Congress

Constitution

Guarantee

Northwest Ordinance

Northwest Territory

Prohibit

Representative

State

Territory

C. Constitution - Related Words

Amendment

Anti-Federalists

Articles of Conferederation

Bill of Rights

Checks and balances

Constitution

Constitutional convention

Constitutional guarantees

Constitutional powers

Enumerated powers - Delegated powers

Reserved powers

Concurrent powers

Exclusive powers

Implied powers

Elastic clause

Denied powers

Executive Branch

Federal

Federalism

Federalists

Interpret

Judicial Branch

Legislative Branch

Nation

Preamble

Ratify

Separation of powers

Unconstitutional

Violate

D. The Bill of Rights - Related Words

Assembly

Bail

Bill of Rights

Constitutional Guarantees

Counsel

Dissent

Double Jeopardy

Due Process

Freedom of the Press

Grievances

Guarantee

Legal Protest

Petition

Picket line

Redress

Seizure

Self-incrimination

Warrant

E. Some Key Amendments to the Constitution - Related Words

Abolish

Abridge

Amendment

Civil rights

Discrimination

Gender

Guarantee

Income tax

Levy

Literacy

Literacy test

Poll tax

Prohibit

Racism

Sexism

Suffrage

F. Three Branches of the Federal Government - Related Words

FEDERAL - LEGISLATIVE

Apportionment

Bicameral

Bill

Congress

Draft

Filibuster

House of Representatives

Legislation

Legislative Branch

Lobbyist

Override

Political Action Committee (PAC)

Pressure Groups

Reject

Representative

Rider

Senate

FEDERAL - EXECUTIVE

Appoint

Cabinet

Consent

Executive Branch

Pocket Veto

President

Veto

FEDERAL - JUDICIAL

Appeal

Grand Jury

Incarcerated

Indictment

Interpret

Judicial Branch

Judicial Review

Opinion (of the Court)

Subpoena

U.S. Supreme Court

U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

U.S. District Court

G. Three Branches of the Ohio Government - Related Words

OHIO - LEGISLATIVE

Bill

Initiative

Legislation

Legislative Branch

Lobbyist

Ohio General Assembly

Override

Petition

Pressure Groups

Referendum

Reject

Representative

Rider

OHIO - EXECUTIVE

Executive Branch

Governor

Veto

OHIO - JUDICIAL

Appeal

Civil Law

Grand Jury

Indictment

Judicial Branch

Lawsuit

Ohio Supreme Court

Ohio Court of Appeals

Ohio Court of Common Pleas

Opinion (of the Court)

Subpoena

OHIO - COUNTY AND LOCAL

Appeal

Board of Elections

City Council

Code

Commissioner

Executive Branch

Judicial Branch

License

Mayor

Municipality

Ordinance

Zoning

H. Division of Powers between the Federal Government and the States under the Constitution -

Related Words

Code

Coin

Commerce

Exports

Foreign

Interstate

Intrastate

Regulate

Taxation

Titles of Nobility

Violate

Zoning

I. Voting - Related Words

Alien

Board of Elections

Eligible voters

Literacy

Literacy test

Poll tax

Registration

Suffrage

J. & K. Laws--Making and Repealing - Related Words

Abolish

Amendment

Bill

Congress

Debate

Dissent

Draft

Filibuster

Initiative

Judicial Review

Legislation

Override

Petition

Pressure Groups

Recall

Referendum

Reject

Repeal

Revise

Rider

Unconstitutional

Veto

L. How Public Officials Acquire Their Offices - Related Words

Appoint

Cabinet

City Council

Commissioner

Confirm

Electoral College

Federal

Governor

House of Representatives

Judicial Branch

Legislative Branch

Mayor

President

Senate

M. Political Parties and Party Candidates - Related Words

Campaign literature

Candidate

Caucus

Conservative

Constituents

Convention

Debate

Delegate

Dominant

Electorate

Function

Incumbent

Independent

Issue

Liberal

Moderate

Nominate

Plank

Platform

Policy

Political party

Primary election

Radical

Sound bite

Will of the People

N. Political Systems - Related Words

Absolute monarch

Absolute power

Anarchy

Constitutional Monarchy

Democracy

Dictator

Inherit

Monarchy

Nation

Representative Democracy

Republic

Tyranny

O. Civic Involvement - Related Words

Allegiance

Boycott

Campaign literature

Citizenship

Civic involvement

Civil disobedience

Influence

Issue

Patriotic

Pledge of Allegiance

Sit-in

Voluntary

P. Economic Systems - Related Words

Capitalism

Communism

Competition

Cooperation

Economic system

Free enterprise

Invest

Means of production

Socialism

Q. Economic Concepts - Related Words

Commerce

Customs duty

Deficit

Domestic

Estate tax

Function

Income tax

Inherit

Inheritance tax

Interdependent

Invest

Levy

License

Limited

Means of production

Property tax

Resources

Revenue

Sales tax

Scarcity

Specialization

Taxation

Trade

R. Cultural Diversity - Related Words

Alien

Apartheid

Bias

Census

Cultural

Diversity

Ethnic

Ethnic prejudice

Immigrant

Influence

Integration

Melting pot

Minorities

Native Americans

Naturalization

Prejudice

Racism

Significant

Social class

Stereotype

Westward expansion

S. Evaluating Officials and Issues - Related Words

Asset

Candidate

Criteria

Distinguish

Evaluate

Fact

Fundamental

Impartial

Issue

Manipulate

Opinion

Policy

Propaganda

Reliable

Reputable

Scapegoat

Slant

Sound bite

U. Maps - Related Words

Capital

Compass rose

Continent

Geographic coordinates

Hemisphere

Legend

V. The Symbol - The Song - The Pledge - The Preamble - Related Words

Allegiance

Constitution

Nation

Patriotic

Pledge of Allegiance

Preamble

Republic

Symbol