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Social Studies
Unit 1- Governing the People
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a person who belongs to a community | citizen |
| freedom | right |
| a rule that citizens must follow | law |
| what happens when you break a law | consequence |
| a group of people that run a community | government |
| a person in charge of a court | judge |
| money used for government services | taxes |
| the leader of our country | President |
| a city where a state government meets and works | capital |
| branch of our government that makes the laws | Congress |
| the leader of a state | governor |
| a choice that gets counted | vote |
| written set of rules that the government must follow | Constitution |
| citizens chosen to make decisions in a community | council |
| something you should take care of or do | responsibility |
| lawmakers for a state | legislature |
| the leader of a town or city | mayor |