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| Amendment | change or addition to the Consitution |
| Bill | idea for a law |
| Bill of Rights | First 10 amendments to the Constitution |
| Candidate | person who is running for office |
| Citizen | person who is the member of a state or nation |
| Colony | place that is ruled by another country |
| Compromise | When a disagreement is settled, each side gets part of what they wanted and give up part of what they wanted |
| Constitution | plan of government or the rules of our country |
| Declaration of Independence | document that states the reasons the 13 American colonies wanted to be free of Great Britain's government |
| Democracy | form of government in which the citizens share the power |
| Executive | branch of government that carries out the laws |
| Federal | type of government where some of the power is at the national level and some of the power is at the state level |
| Judicial | branch of government that interprets the laws or says what the laws mean |
| Law | rule made and carried out by a government |
| Legislative | branch of government that makes the laws |
| Preamble | opening of the Constitution that states its purpose |
| Republic | form of government in which there is an elected president rather than a king |
| Executive | branch of government headed by the President of the U.S. |
| Freedom of the press | the freedom that allows newspapers, television, radio, magazines, etc. to express an opinion |
| Freedom of speech | the freedom that allows you to express your opinion on any subject |
| Freedom to petition | freedom to ask the government to change something that you do not agree with |
| Freedom to assemble | freedom that allows people to gather for reasons of protesting |
| Legislative | Branch of government headed by the Senate and the House of Representatives |
| Freedom of religion | Freedom that allows you to attend the church of your choice |
| Judicial | Branch of government headed by judges and the court system |
| 19th Amendment | Amendment that gives women the right to vote |
| 13th Amendment | Amendment that forbids slavery in the U.S. |
