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unit 9
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9th Grade
10/29/2013

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Assessor
Definition
an official who evaluates property for the purpose of taxing it
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Chamber of Commerce
Definition
an association, primarily of people in business, to promote the commercial interests of an area
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Charitable Organization
Definition
a charitable fund, foundation, or institution
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Citizenship
Definition
relationship between an individual and a state in which an individual owes allegiance to that state and in turn is entitled
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City Planning
Definition
lthe activity or profession of determining the future physical arrangement and condition of a community, involving an appraisal of the present condition, a forecast of future requirements, a plan for the fulfillment of these requirements, and proposals for constructional, legal, and financial programs to implement the plan
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Election
Definition
Formal process by which voters make their political choices on public issues or candidates for public office
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Executive Branch
Definition
the branch of government charged with the execution and enforcement of laws and policies and the administration of public affairs
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Federal Government
Definition
pertaining to or of the nature of a union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states
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Congress
Definition
the supreme legislative body of a nation and especially of a republic
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Government
Definition
the organization, machinery, or agency through which a political unit exercises authority and performs functions and which is usually classified according to the distribution of power within it
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Governor
Definition
the executive head of a state in the U.S.
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House of Representatives
Definition
the lower legislative branch in many national and state bicameral governing bodies
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International Affairs
Definition
affairs between nations
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Judge
Definition
a public officer authorized to hear and decide cases in a court of law
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Judicial Branch
Definition
the branch of government charged with the interpretation of laws and the administration of justice
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Legislative Branch
Definition
the branch of government having the power to make laws
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Legislator
Definition
a person who gives or makes laws
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Local Goverment
Definition
the administration of the civic affairs of a city, town, or district by its inhabitants rather than by the state or country at large
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Mayor
Definition
the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town
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National Security
Definition
a collective term for the defense and foreign relations of a country; protection of the interests of a country
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Political
Definition
having a definite policy or system of government
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Public Administration
Definition
refers to the implementation of government policy and to an academic discipline that studies this implementation and that prepares civil servants for working in the public service
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Public Relations
Definition
the business of inducing the public to have understanding for and goodwill toward a person, firm, or institution
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Regulation
Definition
a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct
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Revenue
Definition
the income of a government from taxation, excise duties, customs, or other sources, appropriated to the payment of the public expenses
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Senate
Definition
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation
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