Coldiron Unit 1 Government Vocab Part 2

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Civics

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Study of citizens' rights and duties

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Judicial branch

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Decides what the law means

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Executive branch

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Responsible for enforcing laws.

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Legislative branch

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Responsible for making laws.

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Core democratic values

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The beliefs that unite all Americans.

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Branches of government

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Different parts of the government with distinct powers.

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Federal government

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The government for our country.

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Representative government

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A government where people choose representatives to act for them.

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State government

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The government of our state

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Levels of government

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Federal, state, and local