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Handong Gov't
Question | Answer |
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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. |