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Government

TermDefinition
civil discourse talking in an appropriate way with other people to build understanding
common good people thinking about what is best for everyone and making decisions that benefit most members of a community
consent of the government people agree to be led by a government and support the government's power to make decisions
equality all people are treated the same, regardless of who they are
executive branch the branch of government that enforces laws
fairness making sure that all people should be treated equally
federal goverment leads our country with a system of checks and balances and shares its power with state goverments
judicial branch the branch of government that interprets the laws, decides what they mean, and determines whether the laws follow the Constitution
justice people behave in a way that is fair, equal, and balanced for everyone
legislative branch the branch of government that makes the laws and sets taxes
local goverment leads our towns, cities, and counties
state government controls laws within each state
taxes an amount added to the cose of goods and services; fees that citizens pay for services
rule of law means that the government is accountable to the law
representative democracy a type of government where the people elect representatives to make decisions for them
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