Social Studies Vocabulary 3.CI.3, 3.CR.2

A special rule or requirement someone must meet;

For example (Must be a certain age, must be a US Citizen, ,must live in the US)

• Qualifications

• Character Traits

• Civiv Virtues

• Elected Leaders

The traits that help people trust their leader to make fair and honest decisions

• Qualifications

• Character Traits

• Civic Virtues

• Elected Leaders

A candidate cares about their community and is always trying to do what is best for everyone, not just themselves.

• Qualifications

• Character Traits

• Civic Virtues

• Elected Leaders

The leader of a group of people or an organization is the person who is in control of it or in charge of it.

• Character Traits

• Civic Virtues

• Elected Leaders

• Citizens

an inhabitant of a particular town or city

• Qualifications

• Civic Virtues

• Elected Leaders

• Citizens

to give or register a vote

• Voting

• Suffrage

• Franchise

• Democracy

the right to vote in political elections

• Voting

• Suffrage

• Franchise

• Democracy

a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives

• Suffrage

• Franchise

• Democracy

• Exercising

to use your power, right or personal qualities in order to achieve something

• Voting

• Suffrage

• Democracy

• Exercising