Exercise
Civics & Government Context Clues
Strengthen your civics vocabulary by using context clues in passages about government and society. Learn to define key terms based on surrounding textual evidence.
Questions
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MultiChoice
Based on the sentence: 'In a democracy, power is held by citizens who participate by voting in elections,' what is a 'democracy'?
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Based on the sentence: 'The nation was ruled as a monarchy by a king who passed power to his son,' what is a 'monarchy'?
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Based on the sentence: 'Congress drafted new legislation to increase funding for public schools,' what is 'legislation'?
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Based on the sentence: 'The judicial branch consists of courts that interpret laws and administer justice,' what does 'judicial' mean?
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Based on the sentence: 'As a natural-born citizen, she enjoyed legal rights and duties in her country,' what is a 'citizen'?
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Based on the sentence: 'The President met with his Cabinet, a group of top advisors leading major departments,' what is a 'Cabinet' in government?
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Based on the sentence: 'The Governor exercised her power to veto the bill, preventing it from becoming law,' what does 'veto' mean?
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Based on the sentence: 'Voters cast their secret ballot at local voting stations on election day,' what is a 'ballot'?
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Based on the sentence: 'Federalism divides government authority between the national government and individual state governments,' what is 'federalism'?
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Based on the sentence: 'The Preamble serves as an introduction explaining the goals of the Constitution,' what is a 'preamble'?
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Based on the sentence: 'Immigrants completed the process of naturalization to become full citizens,' what is 'naturalization'?
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Based on the sentence: 'Congress convened in formal session to debate and vote on the national budget,' what is a 'session'?