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government
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Social Studies
4th Grade
12/17/2013

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amendment
Definition
changes to the original Constitution
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colony
Definition
a place controlled by another country
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representative
Definition
a person that speaks or acts for a group
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right
Definition
a basic freedom that no one can take away
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jury
Definition
a group of people that listen to evidence and decide guilt or innocence
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responsibility
Definition
an action a person should do
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militia
Definition
an armed force similar to the army
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volunteer
Definition
a person that offers to do things without pay
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democracy
Definition
a government where people make decisions by voting
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election
Definition
the process by which a person is chosen to do something
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citizen
Definition
someone who was born in the us or meets the requirements of citizenship
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federalism
Definition
a system in which the states share power with the national government
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