5th grade government terms

Question	Answer
citizen	legal member of a country Image: Citizen (binary/octet-stream)
civic duty	participating in your government Image: Civic+Duty+2 (binary/octet-stream)
constitution	rules by which a government is organized Image: Constitution (binary/octet-stream)
democracy	government in which citizens hold power Image: Democracy (binary/octet-stream)
dictatorship	government in which one ruler/group holds ALL the power Image: Dictatorship (binary/octet-stream)
Examples of civic duty:	1.voting 2.running for office 3.volunteering 4.protesting 5. signing a petition Image: Civic+Duty+2 (binary/octet-stream)
Executive	enforces the laws (President) Image: Executive (binary/octet-stream)
Judicial	settles disputes (Supreme Court) Image: Judicial (binary/octet-stream)
Legislative	makes laws (Congress) Image: Legislative (binary/octet-stream)
Limited government	government actions are limited by law
Monarchy	government in which a king/queen holds power Image: Monarchy (binary/octet-stream)
Unlimited Government	no limits on government actions
What are the two ways to be a citizen in the United States	1.born in the U.S.A 2. naturalization Image: Citzen+2 (binary/octet-stream)

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	Created by Molly Luke over 5 years ago