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Civics Unit 1
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |