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Our Country's People
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The way of life shared by a group of people including language, beliefs, music, food and holiday's. | Culture |
| The special way a group of people does something. | Custom |
| A person in your family, starting with your parents, who was born long before you. | Ancestor |
| A person who comes to a new country to live. | Immigrant |
| The history and traditions that a group of people share. | Heritage |
| Thr practice of making one person the property of another. | Slavery |
| A group of people whose ancestors are from the same country or area. | Ethnic group |
| The laws and people that run a country, state, county, city or town. | Government |
| The plan of the government for the United States that explains the parts of the government and outlines the most important laws. | Constitution |
| A government in which citizens elect representatives to make decisions for them. | Democratic Republic |
| A person who is born in a country or who has earned the righjt to become a member of that country by law. | Citizen |
| The legislative branch of the United States government, which makes national laws. | Congress |
| The person who is head of the executive branch of the United States government. | President |
| The highest court of the United States. | Supreme Court |
| Money people pay to the government so that it can perform public services. | Tax |
| Where our national government is located. | Washington, D.C. |
| A choice that helps you reach a goal. | Decision |
| The way a country uses or produces natural resources, goods, and services. | Economy |
| A job people to to help others, rather than to make things | Service |
| The economic system that allows people to own and run their own business. | Free Enterprise |
| The money a business earns after it pays for tools, saleries, and other costs. | Profit |
| Someone who puts money into a business and expects a share of the profit. | Investor |
| Making large amounts of goods in factories. | Manufacturing |
| The moving of goods or people from one place to another. | Transportation |
| Relying on one another to meet needs and wants | Interdependent |
| An area with common features that set it apart from other areas. | Region |
| The story of what happened in the past. | History |
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