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Government
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| union | group of people joining together for a purpose |
| Constitution | the law of the land; set of rules that guides how a country, states, or political organization works |
| Legislative Branch | makes laws |
| Executive Branch | carries out and enforces the laws |
| Judicial Branch | interprets the laws |
| rights | something that can not be taken away |
| amendment | an official change to the Constitution |
| ratify | approve |
| democracy | system of government in which the people vote their elected representatives |
| bill | a proposed law |
| veto | reject |
| government | group of elected people who set laws and govern (run) a community, state, or country |
| Census | an official count (mandated by the Constitution) of the population taken every 10 years |