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Civics Unit 1
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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direct democracy | All citizens meet to debate matters and vote firsthand |
representative democracy | The citizens choose a smaller group of people to govern them |
legislature | A group of people that makes laws |
colony | A group of people in one place who are ruled by a parent country elsewhere |
boycott | The refusal to purchase certain goods |
repeal | To cancel a law |
independence | Self-reliance and freedom from outside control |
constitution | A detailed written plan for government |
confederation | A group of individuals or state governments |
amend | To change |
precedent | A ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case |
government | The ruling authority for a community |