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Government Vocabul
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| citizen | a native or naturalized member of a political community |
| common good | for the benefit or interest of a politically organized society as a whole |
| community | any group living in the same area or having interests, work, etc. in common |
| constitution | a document containing the system of fundamental laws of a nation, state, or society |
| diversion | a system for giving a chance for a first-time criminal defendant in lesser crimes to perform a task in order to avoid harsh punishment |
| government | institutions and procedures through which a territory and its people are ruled |
| incorporation | process creating cities through establishing boundaries, creating a government, and levying taxes |
| responsibility | where a person or group is held accountable |
| rights | those individual liberties granted to all persons through the U.S. Constitution |
| rule of law | principle that every member of a society, even a ruler, must follow the law |