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OhioToday
My World: Ohio Chapter 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| government | a system of rules |
| democracy | a government where people have power to choose their leaders through elections |
| constitution | a plan for government |
| law | a system of rules in a community |
| executive branch | the law-enforcing branch of government |
| judicial branch | the law-interpreting branch of government |
| executive branch | the law-enforcing branch of government |
| checks and balances | the system in which each branch can check, or hold back, the actions of the other two branches |
| veto | to reject a law |
| vote | to make a choice in an election |
| jury | a group of people asked to look at the facts of a court case and make a decision |
| candidate | a person running for a leadership position in the government |
| petition | a document requesting something from a government or another authority that is signed by many people |
| technology | the use of science and tools to help solve problems or to do things in new ways |
| census | a population count taken every ten years through which a government counts it citizens and gathers information about their ages, races, and incomes |
| population | the number of people living in an area |
| rural | open land or land on which few people live |
| suburb | a community that is outside a city but still connected to it |
| urban | a city or area where many people live |
| metropolitan area | an area that includes one or more urban centers and the surround suburbs |
| livestock | animals raised to be used by people for food, sport, or work |
| irrigate | to bring water to a dry area through pipes, hoses, or canals |
| manufacturing | to turn raw materials into finished goods |
| refine | to make usable |
| entrepreneur | someone who takes risks to start a new business |
| foreign | from another country |
| income | money earned by people or businesses for services or products |
| budget | a plan for spending money |
| interest | an amount charged for borrowing money from a bank or a fee paid for saving money in a bank |
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