Government Basic Definitions

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A document that outlines the power and structure of a government is called a(n):

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Constitution

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A group of people elected to make laws is a:

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Legislature

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The status of belonging to a nation and having all the rights that go along with it.

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Citizenship

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Freedoms that people in a democracy are guaranteed: Citizenship, Democracy, Republic, Rights

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Rights

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A system of rule or law over an area:

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government

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An area in which the people share a common government, culture and history.

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Nation

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America's national legislature

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Congress

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A type of government that can't do whatever it wants because it has a constitution:

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Limited government

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A government in which the people rule; they have rights and can vote

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Democracy

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A type of democracy in which citizens elect representatives to a legislature to make the laws

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Republic