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legislative branch
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the part of government that makes laws
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executive branch
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the part of government that carries out laws
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judicial branch
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the part of government that decides if laws are fair and follow the Constitution
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representative democracy
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a government where the people vote for a group of leaders who make rules and laws for everyone to follow
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direct democracy
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a government that is run directly by its people
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law
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a rule that the government makes for all people in a city, state, or country to follow
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citizen
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an inhabitant of a city or town
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separation of power
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each of the three branches of government have defined powers to check the powers of the other branches
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taxes
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money paid to a government for services
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budget
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a plan for how money will be used
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compass rose
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a circle that shows direction on a map
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cardinal directions
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north, south, east, west
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intermediate directions
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a direction halfway between two cardinal directions
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timeline
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a graphic representation of the passage of time as a line
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century
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one hundred years
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