Government Vocabulary 5th Grade

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Rule by one person with absolute power

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dictatorship

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to choose by means of voting

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elect

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the system by which a country, state, or community is governed

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government

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when leaders and representatives work with citizens for rights and freedoms

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common welfare

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the part of the government that makes laws for a country (it is similar to the legislative branch of government)

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Parliament

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a person who has the right to become king or queen, to claim a title when the person holding the title dies

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heir

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a member of a country that was born in the county or became a member through a process or law

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citizen

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the set of basic laws by which a nation, state, or other organization is governed

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Constitution

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Government that is run by the people

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democracy

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one that guides and has power

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leader