Chapter 12 Social Studies

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To found or BRING INTO EXISTENCE.

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establish

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The POWER to GIVE ORDERS or make decisions.

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authority

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MONEY that must be PAID as a punishment for breaking a law.

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fine

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To MAKE SURE that rules or laws are OBEYED.

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enforce

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To act or SPEAK FOR SOMEONE ELSE.

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represent

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A building in which a government keeps people who are WAITING FOR A TRAIL or who HAVE BEEN FOUND GUILTY of breaking the law.

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jail

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A government where THE PEOPLE VOTE for (elect) a smaller group of citizens to make the laws for everyone.

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representative democracy

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The WRITTEN PLAN for the U.S. GOVERNMENT that says what the government can and cannot do.

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U.S. Constitution

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To SUPPORT the GROWTH of or further the progress of.

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promote

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WHO gives governments the authority to make and enforce laws?

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the people