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4th grade government
vocabulary words for 4th grade government
Question | Answer |
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The branch of the government that makes our natons laws. | legistlative (p. 50) |
is made up of rules, or laws, that we follow and the people who run our country | government (p. 47) |
The leaders _______, or make decisions for, the people who elected them. | represent (p. 47) |
A ________ is an official member of the country. | citizen (p. 47) |
A system of government in which the national and state governments share power. | federal (p. 48) |
The Congress meets in the building known as the United States _________. | Capitol (p. 50) |
The President lives and works in the _______ ______. | White House (p. 51) |
Our nation's highest court. | Supreme Court (p. 51) |
The first ten amendments to the Constitution | Bill of Rights (p. 52) |
In a _________, the leaders are elected. | republic (p. 47) |
In a _________, every citizen has a right to take part in government. | democracy (p. 47) |
The document that our founders set up to govern our country. | Constitution (p. 48) |
The branch of the government in charge of enforcing our nation's laws. | executive (p. 51) |
The branch of the government in charge of interpreting our nation's laws. | judicial (p. 51) |
A change to the Constitution. | amendments (p. 52) |