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the form of the government in the U.S.
the goals of the government are laid out in a constitution |
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in this form of government the citizens elect people to make laws and decisions for them |
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government divided into three branches-executive, legislative, judicial |
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President, Vice President, and a group of appointed advisers make this up |
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a group of people involved in government who try to get others to agree with their ideas |
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| giving up one thing in order to get another |
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| when you make an economic choice, what you decide to give up is known as |
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what people are willing to pay for goods and services of their choice |
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| when a country buys more goods and services from other countries than it sells to them, it creates a |
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helping all citizens as a group |
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| How do American citizens show civic responsibility? |
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| by obeying laws, paying taxes, voting, helping out in the community, taking part in government |
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