Topic 1 Lesson 8 & 9: Government/Citizenship Vocabulary

What is a Government?

• a group of people who have the power to make and enforce laws for an area.

• a set of basic rules and principles for organizing a government and making it work.

• a form of government in which the people have political power.

• These countries are controlled by a single person or a small group.

Some countries have an authoritarian government. How are these countries controlled?

• a group of people who have the power to make and enforce laws for an area.

• a set of basic rules and principles for organizing a government and making it work.

• a form of government in which the people have political power.

• These countries are controlled by a single person or a small group.

Define: Constitution

• a group of people who have the power to make and enforce laws for an area.

• a set of basic rules and principles for organizing a government and making it work.

• a form of government in which the people have political power.

• These countries are controlled by a single person or a small group.

Define: Democracy

• a group of people who have the power to make and enforce laws for an area.

• a set of basic rules and principles for organizing a government and making it work.

• a form of government in which the people have political power.

• These countries are controlled by a single person or a small group.

What is a monarchy government?

• a group of people who have the power to make and enforce laws for an area.

• a form of government run by a king or queen.

• a form of government in which the people have political power.

• These countries are controlled by a single person or a small group.

What is a unitary system?

• this means a central government makes all laws for the entire country.

• a form of government run by a king or queen.

• a form of government in which the people have political power.

• Power is divided.

What is a federal system?

• this means a central government makes all laws for the entire country.

• a form of government run by a king or queen.

• a form of government in which the people have political power.

• Power is divided.

What is a citizen?

• A legal member of a country.

• Consists of activities through which people contribute to their society and community.

• A person born in another country can become a U.S. citizen through this process.

• the process that occurs when a society becomes more democratic.

What is naturalization?

• A legal member of a country.

• Consists of activities through which people contribute to their society and community.

• A person born in another country can become a U.S. citizen through this process.

• the process that occurs when a society becomes more democratic.

What is Democratization?

• A legal member of a country.

• Consists of activities through which people contribute to their society and community.

• A person born in another country can become a U.S. citizen through this process.

• the process that occurs when a society becomes more democratic.