Civics Vocabulary

Government where people directly or through representatives exercise their rights through elections

• Legislative Branch

• Democracy

• Patriot

• Senate

Love of one’s country

• Bill

• Judicial Branch

• Civics

• Patriot

A fair treatment of all citizens

• Rights

• Civics

• Executive Branch

• Senate

Rules enforced by government which inform citizens what they may or may not do

• Bill

• House of Representatives

• Laws

• Democracy

Study of dealing with the rights and duties of citizens

• Civics

• Bill

• Senate

• Patriot

“Senior” or “upper” house of representatives in which state has two representatives (A group of people in the Legislative Branch)

• House or Representatives

• Senate

• Judicial Branch

• Legislative Branch

Lower house of Congress which the number of each state’s representatives is based on its population (A group of people in the Legislative Branch)

• Rights

• Party

• Civics

• House of Representatives

A group that shares the same ideas about government

• Democracy

• Laws

• Civics

• Party

First draft of a law

• Civics

• Bill

• Party

• Patriot

Part of the government, headed by the President that carries out laws

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Civics