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13 Cards in this Set
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Commonwealth
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A state
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Republic
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A form of government in which the citizens elect people to represent them.
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Law
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Rule that tells people in a community, state, or country how they should behave.
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Revenue
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Money that a government receives from taxes and other sources in order to provide public goods and services to citizens.
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Vote
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To choose a preferred candidate in an election.
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Executive Branch
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The branch of government which enforces and carries out laws
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Legislative Branch
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The branch of government that makes laws.
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Judicial Branch
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The branch of government that interprets laws.
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Checks and Balances
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A system created by the government that prevents one group or person from having unlimited power, carried out by each group checking and balancing the others' powers.
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Popular Sovereignty
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The principle of government in which the power comes from the people.
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Right
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Something you are allowed to do or have by law.
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Responsibility
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Something you are supposed to do.
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Guaranteed
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A term applied to civl rights that the government cannot take away, even if the rights are unnamed.
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