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| law | rules for a community |
| rights | freedoms protected by the government |
| responsibilities | the duty to take care of yourself and others |
| property | anything that people own |
| government | a group of people who lead a community, a state, or a country |
| vote | to choose |
| election | the way we choose the leaders in a community |
| mayor | a person elected by the people to lead a community. |
| tax | money that people pay to support their government |
| volunteer | people who do not get paid for the community work they do |
| citizen | a memeber of a community |
| American Revolution | the war between England and the American colonies. |
| Declaration of Independence | the document written to the English King saying why the American colonies wanted to be free from England |
| Constitution | the written document that contains all the most important laws for our government |
| Legislative Brranch | Congress makes all the laws for our country |
| Judicial Branch | the Supreme Court makes sure that all the laws are fair |
| Executive Branch | The President makes sure that all of the laws are carried out |
| monument | a building or statue made to honor a person or event |
| George Washington | our 1st President. He is also known as the Father of our Country |
| Thomas Jefferson | writer of the Declaration of Independence. He was our 3rd President |
| Abraham Lincoln | the 16th President of the United States. His is known for being the President of the Civil War. He helped to abolish slavery. |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. | the preacher from Georgia who "had a dream" that all people would be treated equally and not judged by the color of their skin. He is known as a leader in the Civil Rights movement. |
| Rosa Parks | the black woman who refused to give up her seat on a public bus because she was black. |
| Thurgood Marshall | the black lawyer who became a member of the United States Supreme Court |
| Veteran's Day | Nov. 11th. This day is set aside to honor the members of the United States military who have defended our country. |
| Memorial Day | celebrated in May every year, this day is set aside to remember those memebers of our military who have died fighting for our country and freedom. |
