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23 Cards in this Set
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Vote |
A choice that gets counted |
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Capital |
A city where the leaders of a country work |
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Government |
A group of people who make the laws for a community or a country |
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Judge |
Someone who works as a leader in a court to tell if laws are fair or if they have been broken |
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Mayor |
The elected leader of a city or town |
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Freedom |
The right of people to make their own choice; another work for freedom is liberty |
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Motto |
A work or short saying that tells a feeling or an idea |
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Election |
A time when citizens make choice by voting |
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Democracy |
Ruled by the people |
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U.S constitution |
Highest law in our country |
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President |
an elected leader of our nation or country |
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Executive branch |
Makes sure that the government runs smoothly, that laws are obeyed, and leads the armed forces; the president is part of this branch |
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Executive branch |
Makes sure that the government runs smoothly, that laws are obeyed, and leads the armed forces; the president is part of this branch |
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Legislative branch |
makes the laws; called congress and is made up of the senate and the House of Representatives; lawmakers are part of this branch |
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judicial branch |
makes sure that laws agree with the constitution and decide how laws should be carried out; the Supreme Court is part of this branch |
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judicial branch |
makes sure that laws agree with the constitution and decide how laws should be carried out; the Supreme Court is part of this branch |
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Citizen |
a member of a community |
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states |
part of our country; the United States has 50 states |
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opinion |
tells what someone thinks |
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boundary |
a line around a state |
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Patriotism |
a feeling of pride that people have for their country |
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Patriotism |
a feeling of pride that people have for their country |
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rights |
something guaranteed or promised to you just because of where you live |
