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ELL Social Studies
Summer Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a document stating how a government runs | constitution |
| the part of government that enforces the laws | executive branch |
| the part of government that makes the laws | legislative branch |
| the part of government that decides what the laws mean | judicial branch |
| a government where many people have power | democracy |
| a government where a king, queen, prince, or duke has power (birthright) | monarchy |
| a government run by religious leaders | theocracy |
| a government where one person has all the power | autocracy |
| no organized government | anarchy |
| a government where everything is shared | socialism |
| a government that elects representatives to make decisions | republic |
| a change to the constitution | amendment |
| Economics is about _______. | choices |
| amount of good or service that producers will sell at a price. | supply |
| amount of good or service that consumers will buy at a price. | demand |
| someone who uses a good or service | consumer |
| someone who makes a good or provides a service | producer |
| the cost of making one economic choice over another. | opportunity cost |
| exists when there is not enough of something to satisfy everyone’s wants at a zero price. | scarcity |
| something that makes you want to do something | incentive |
| sacrifice of one good in order to buy or make something else. | trade-off |