Module 4 Lessons 1 and 2 Vocabulary Review (2)

a fee paid to the government

• mayor

• tax

a group of communities near each other in a state

• county

• tax

an elected leader of the state government

• county

• governor

a group of people that sets rules and runs a community

• government

• tax

an elected leader of a town or city

• county

• mayor

a branch of government that creates laws

• constitution

• legislative branch

an idea that can be turned into a law

• bill

• judicial branch

a set of laws that explains how the country’s government should be organized and run

• executive branch

• constitution

a branch of government made up of the court system; the courts decide arguments about the meaning of laws and whether the laws go against the constitution

• judicial branch

• bill

a branch responsible for carrying out laws and approving and recommending new ones

• constitution

• executive branch