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Title: Academic Vocabulary

Description: Civics/Goverment Words

Total Flash Cards: 27

Created: 06/04/2008 10:06:10

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Term

law

 

 

Definition
a rule that all people in a community  must follow
Term

government

Definition
a group of people who work together to make sure that city, state, or a nation is safe and needs are taken care of
Term

constitution

Definition
the main law of the land, all other laws must agree with it
Term

elect

Definition
to vote for a person to be part of the government
Term

consequence

Definition
what happens when you make a choice
Term

fairness

Definition
everyone being treated the same
Term

safety

Definition
not being hurt, harmed
Term

problem

Definition
something that needs to be fixed before someone is hurt
Term

solution

Definition
an answer to a problem
Term

President

Definition
a leader of a government and country
Term

Congress

 

Definition
a group of people in America that are elected to make the laws
Term

Judge

Definition
a person who decides if laws are fair and how people should be treated
Term

rule

 

Definition
an instruction that tells people how to act
Term

responsibility

 

Definition
something you should do
Term

community

Definition
a group of people who live and work together. It is also a place where they live
Term

citizen

Definition
a person who lives in and belongs to a community
Term

leader

Definition
a person who is in charge of a group
Term

mayor

 

Definition
 the leader of a city
Term

city

Definition
a large community
Term

governor

 

Definition
the leader of a state
Term

vote

Definition
a choice that gets counted
Term

ballot

Definition

shows all the choices

Term

government service

Definition
things that a goverment does to make a community a good place to live in
Term

respect

Definition
to treat someone or something well
Term

right

Definition
something people are free to do
Term

share

Definition
when we use something with others
Term

sportsmanship

Definition
to play fairly