Social Studies Chapter 9

Having rights, privileges, responsibilities, and duties as a member of a community, state, or nation.

• government

• citizenship

• informed

• democracy

A system of rule by which a country, stat, or other political unit is managed.

• citizenship

• democracy

• government

• informed

A form of government in which the people rule, either directly or through elected representatives.

• informed

• obey

• democracy

• citizenship

Having knowledge and information about something.

• citizenship

• informed

• obey

• government

To follow instructions.

• citizenship

• obey

• democracy

• informed

To formally express a choice or opinion as a part of a collective decision making process.

• respect

• responsibility

• rights

• vote

Money collected from a citizen or business to help pay for goods and services provided by the government.

• tax

• vote

• respect

• rights

High regard or esteem.

• respect

• vote

• responsibility

• tax

Duty or task that someone is expected to or required to do.

• vote

• tax

• responsibility

• rights

Freedoms that are protected by law.

• rights

• vote

• tax

• respect