Question

III. Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right. Use them in the sentences of your own.
1. the Executive Branch
2. Senate
3. the House of Representative
4. the Legislative Branch
5. Speaker
6. the Judicial Branch
7. amendment
8. Senator
9. appointment
10. Representative
11. Bill
12. Congress
a) a form or a draft of a proposed statute presented to a legislature, but
not yet enacted or passed and made a law;
b) having the power to make laws;
c) a member of the U.S. House of Representatives or of the lower house
of a state legislature;
d) relating to the administration of justice;
e) a member of a Senate;
f) the branch of a government responsible for putting decisions or laws
into effect;
g) an act of assigning a job or position to someone;
h) the presiding officer of a legislative assembly;
i) a section that is added to a law or rule in order to change it;
j) the national legislative body of the United States, consisting of the
Senate and the House of Representatives;
k) the upper house of the U.S. Congress, to which two members are
elected from each state by popular vote for a six-year term;
l) the lower house of the U.S. Congress and of most state legislatures;

Answer 1

1. the Executive Branch - f) the branch of a government responsible for putting decisions or laws into effect;

2. Senate - k) the upper house of the U.S. Congress, to which two members are elected from each state by popular vote for a six-year term;

3. the House of Representative - l) the lower house of the U.S. Congress and of most state legislatures;

4. the Legislative Branch - b) having the power to make laws;

5. Speaker - h) the presiding officer of a legislative assembly;

6. the Judicial Branch - d) relating to the administration of justice;

7. amendment - i) a section that is added to a law or rule in order to change it;

8. Senator - e) a member of a Senate;

9. appointment - g) an act of assigning a job or position to someone;

10. Representative - c) a member of the U.S. House of Representatives or of the lower house of a state legislature;

11. Bill - a) a form or a draft of a proposed statute presented to a legislature, but not yet enacted or passed and made a law;

12. Congress - j) the national legislative body of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Example sentences:

- The President, as part of the Executive Branch, is responsible for implementing and enforcing laws.

- The Senate, being the upper house, plays a crucial role in the legislative process.

- The Speaker of the House presides over the lower house of Congress and ensures orderly proceedings.

- Amendments are proposed changes to the Constitution that require careful consideration.

- A Senator represents the interests of their state in the legislative process.