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Handong Gov't
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Voting | v; A way of expressing your choice or opinion. |
| Laws | n; Rules made by the government for its citizens |
| Rights | n; Freedoms that belong to a person no matter what. |
| Responsibility | n; Something that a person should do. |
| Citizen | n; A member of a town, city, state, or country. |
| Taxes | n; Money a government collects from its citizens to help pay for government services. |
| Majority rule | n; A decision made based on who or what receives the most number of votes. |
| Independence | n; Freedom. |
| Local government | n; Government officials of a city. |
| Federal government | n; Government officials of the entire country. |
| Constitution | n; Written plan for how the government should be run. |
| Capital | n; City where the official government building is located. |
| Autonomy | n; Independence. |
| Centralized government | n; Government in which power is held by the national government. |
| Delegate | n; Person chosen to represent a group of people. |
| Sovereign | adj; Above all. Having power or authority over all others. |
| Poll | n; Survey used to understand public opinion about an issue or election. |
| Politics | n; The art or science of government or governing. |
| Parliament/Congress (US) | n; Body of government which makes laws. |
| Commerce | n; The buying and selling of goods between cities or nations. |