State/Local Govt & Ctzn Vocab

Two-house, as in a legislature with two houses.​

​Bicameral

A state official second in rank to the governor.

Lieutenant
Governor

A person with certain rights and duties under a government; a person why by birth or by choice owes allegiance, or loyalty, to a nation.

Citizen

A group of people chosen to make laws.

Legislature

The elected head of a city or town.

Mayor

the process to become a U.S. citizen.

Naturalization

Oversees the executive branch and makes sure laws are enforced.

Governor

A government that serves people who live in an urban area.

Municipality

A citizen of one country that lives in another country.

Alien

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