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Custom
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Is a usual way of doing things
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Immigrant
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Is a person who comes to live in a country from some other place
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Mexican
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Ancestor
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An ancestor is an early family member.
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Isthmus
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Is piece of land that connects two larger land area.
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Wealth
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Riches
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Religion
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Beliefs about God or gods.
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Slavery
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Is making one person the property of another person.
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Poverty
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Means being very poor.
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Ethnic Group
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Is a group made up of people from the same country, people of the same race, or people with a common way of life.
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Culture
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The culture of a group is made up of its customs and beliefs. A culture includes language, religion, art music, clothing, food, game and holidays.
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Independence
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Freedom from British rule.
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Government
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Is a system for deciding what is best for a group of people. The main job of government is to make and carry out laws.
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Democracy
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Is a form of government in which the people rule. In a democracy people are free to make choices about their lives and their government.
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Representative Democracy
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Citizens elect representatives who in turn make decisions about the laws for all of the people.
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Majority Rule
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Whoever gets the most votes or the majority of votes win. This is called Majority Rule.
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Right
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A right is a freedom that belongs to a person. The majority cannot make decisions that take away that right.
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Responsibilty
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A responsibility is something that a person should do. Some responsibility like obeying traffic signs and going to school, are required by law.
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Federal
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(National) government for whole country.
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Tax
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Money that a government collects from its people.
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Revolution
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Is a large, sudden change in government or in peoples lives.
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Declaration of Independence
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Thomas Jefferson wrote a statement explaining why the country should be free.
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The Constitution
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The document that describes the rights that people in the United States have. The Supreme Law of the land.
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Legislative Branch
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One branch of government is legislative. This branch make the laws than our country.
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Congress
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Congress makes laws for the whole nation.
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Executive Branch
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The second branch of government. This branch carries out the laws of our country.
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Judicial Branch
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Third branch of government. This branch sees that the laws are carried out fairly. Also decides how people who break the laws should be punished.
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Supreme Court
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The most important court in the country. Decisions made by the 9 justices apply to everyone in the country.
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