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| A group of citizens that runs a community, state, or country |
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| a rule that people in a community must follow |
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| money paid to the government that is used to pay for services |
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| a feeling of pride people have for their country |
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| a choice that gets counted |
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something that happens because of what a person does
for example: being hurt in an accident is one kind of consequence, having to pay a fine or money is another kind of consequence |
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| something difficult or hard to understand |
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| the way people agree to find answers to, or solve a problem |
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| leader of a city or town government |
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a group of citizens that is chosen to make choices ofr all the people
A council meets to talk about and solve problems |
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| a court decides whether a person has broken a law and, if so, what the consequence should be |
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| person in charge of a court |
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| something that the government provides for all the citizens of a community |
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| a time when people vote for their leaders |
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| people who are given their jobs by leaders (citizens do not vote for appointed persons) |
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| piece of paper that is used in voting |
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suggests laws and sees that all state laws are obeyed
(the governor does for the state what the mayor does for the city or town) |
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Large group of elected citizens that makes laws for the state
(like a city council, but larger) |
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| what belongs to aperson or group |
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| line that separates one state or country from another |
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| a city where the government of a state or country is located |
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| one branch of our country's government - a group of elected lawmakers |
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| the highest court int he United States it is made up of nine appointed judges |
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| written set of rules that our government must follow |
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freedoms that citizens have
(freedom of speech, religion, etc.) |
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| picture or object that stands for the ideas the people of a country believe in |
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| official song of a country |
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| getting along with other people |
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| graph that uses pictures to show numbers of things |
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| something someone does to help others |
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| something that can be proven |
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| an idea that a person believes to be true but cannot prove |
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