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30 Cards in this Set
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culture |
the way a group of people lives |
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citizen |
a person who belongs to a community |
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rights |
freedom |
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freedom |
the right of people to make their own choices |
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responsibility |
something a citizen should take care of or do |
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government |
a group of citizens that runs a community |
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consequence |
something that happens because of what a person does |
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mayor |
a citizen who leads a town or city |
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council |
a group of people chosen by the citizens to make choices for them |
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judge |
a person in charge of a court |
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governor |
leads the state |
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legislature |
lawmakers for the state |
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capital |
a city in which the government of a state or country meets |
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border |
a line that shows where a state or country ends |
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congress |
the legislative branch that makes the laws |
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tax |
money paid to the government |
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president |
a leader chosen by the citizens to carry out laws and make sure that the country is a good place to live |
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election |
an event in which citizens choose leaders |
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supreme court |
the chosen judges decides on laws for the entire country |
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constitution |
the written set of rules that the government must follow |
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vote |
a choice by the citizens that gets counted |
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ballot |
lists of all the choices |
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majority rule |
more than half |
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nations |
countries |
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treaty |
a set of rules that nations agree to follow |
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ambassador |
a person who speaks and acts for his or her government in another country |
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embassy |
a place where ambassador lives and works in another country |
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cooperate |
work together |
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problem |
something that is making things difficult |
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solution |
a way to solve a problem |
