Social Studies Alive Chapter 13 Vocabulary

The government of one of the states in the United States

• state government

• local government

• federal government

• national government

The building where the offices of a community's government are located.

• city hall

• mayor's hall

• clubhouse

• city center

Things such as roads, water pipes, and streetlights that everyone in the community uses.

• supermarket

• public works

• workshop

• shared things

The document that sets the basic rules of the United States government.

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• Congress

The government of a city, town, county or other area in the United States smaller than a state.

• township government

• state government

• local government

• national government

The part of the government that makes laws.

• committee

• federal government

• legislature

• local government

The national government of the United States.

• national government

• White House

• federal government

• city hall