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Chapter 9
5th grade
Question | Answer |
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constitution | a written plan for government |
citizen | a member of a city, state, or nation |
territory | land ruled by a nation that has no representatives in its government |
ordinance | a law |
capital | the city where the government meets |
cabinet | a group chosen by the President to help run the executive branch and give advice |
political party | a group of people who share similar ideas about government |
inauguration | the ceremony to make someone president |
federal | states share power with a central government |
ratify | to accept |
republic | citizens elect leaders to represent them. |
President | Executuve Branch |
Supreme Court judge | Judicial Branch |
Senator | Legislative Branch |
veto | when the president rejects laws made by Congress |
unconsitutional | does not agree with the Consitution |
amendment | a change made to the Constitution |
checks and balances | each branch of government can limit the power of the other two branches |
democracy | a government in which the people have the power to make political decisions |