Government Vocabulary - 6th Grade

Government Vocabulary - 6th Grade

By Stefanie Guzman

​A law that follows the structure or power of a national or state government.

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A right that is given by the government. ​

Constitutional

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Open Ended

___________ means that your _____ is given by the government.

The law limits the amount of power the government has. Government only has as much power as what the people give it.

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Limited Government

Open Ended

______ ______ means that the government only has as much _____ as the people give it.

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​The way someone is elected into a position of power.

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This is voting for someone.​

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Forming interest groups.​

Political Process

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Open Ended

_______ _______ means participating in someone's election.

​A form of government that has total control over people.

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Controls every part of your life and does not allow freedom. ​

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​Totalitarian

Open Ended

A __________ government controls every part of your life.

​There is no limit to the power of one person. People do not have a say and cannot control the power of the government.

Unlimited Government

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Open Ended

In an ________ ________ people do not have a say how much power the government has.

A form of government where people and their elected representatives have the power.

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We vote for someone that we like who tells the government what we need.​

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​Republic

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Open Ended

What do people do in a Republic?

Multiple Choice

Citizens have little to no rights

• Limited Government

• Unlimited Government

Multiple Choice

Government does not have complete control over people's lives.

• Limited Government

• Unlimited Government

Multiple Choice

When citizens (people) have rights and responsibilities

• Limited Government

• Unlimited Government

Multiple Choice

A dictatorship is an example of a

• Limited Government

• Unlimited Government

Multiple Choice

A democracy is an example of a

• Limited Government

• Unlimited Government

Multiple Select

Multiple choice.

Which of the following are characteristics of a limited government?

• Citizens have rights

• Government has complete control over people

• Citizens have no rights

• Government does not have complete control over its citizens

Multiple Select

Multiple choice.

Which of the following are characteristics of unlimited government?

• Citizens have a lot of rights

• Citizens have little to no rights

• Government has complete control over its citizens

• Government does not have complete control over its citizens