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26 Cards in this Set
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immigrant |
a person who comes to live in a new land |
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culture |
way of life followed by a group of people |
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government |
rules that people follow and the people who run the country |
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republic |
form of government in which leaders are elected to represent the voters |
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represent |
to make decisions |
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democracy |
form of government in which citizens have a right to take part |
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citizen |
an official member of the country |
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Constitution |
a written plan of goverment |
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federal |
system of government in which national and state governments share powers |
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legislative branch |
part of the government that makes laws |
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Capitol |
building at which the United States Congress meets |
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executive branch |
part of the government that enforces the law |
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White House |
the place where the president of the U.S. lives and works |
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passport |
a paper of booklet that gives a person permission to travel to other countries |
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tax |
money the government collects to pay for its services |
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judicial branch |
part of the government that interprets laws |
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Supreme Court |
highest court of the United States |
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amendment |
change to the Constitution |
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Bill of Rights |
first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution |
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jury |
panel of citizens who make decisions in a court of law |
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Bering Strait |
narrow body of water in the North Pacific Ocean north from Asia. |
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Mississippi River |
major river in the U.S. that flows through theMidwest South from the Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico |
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Washington D.C. |
The capital city if the U.S. located in the District of Columbia |
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Christopher Columbus |
C. 1451-1506 Spanish explorer who landed on North America in 1492 |
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Thomas Jefferson |
Virginian who wrote the Declaration of Independence served as the third President of the U.S. and purchased the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803 |
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Louisiana Territory |
Area purchased by the U.S. in 1803 that included much land west of the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mts. |
