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| custom | a special way a group of people does something; an example is Thanksgiving |
| four years | the amont of time between each Presidential election |
| immigrant | a person who comes to a new land from another place to live |
| slavery | the practice of making one person the property of another |
| heritage | the history and traditions that a group of people share |
| ethnic group | a gorup of people whose ancestors are from the same country or area |
| governement | the laws and people that run a country, state, or city |
| Constitution | a plan that explains how our government is set up and outlines most of our important laws |
| citizens | a person who was born in a country or who has earned the right to be a member of the country by law |
| Washington, D.C. | location of our national government; the capital of the U.S. |
| democratic republic | a government in which citizens elect representative to make decisions for them |
| Congress | the legislative branch of the government that includes the Senate and the House of Representatives |
| President | the head of the Executive branch of the governement; in charge of our military forces |
| culture | way of life |
| Supreme Court | the highest court of our country |
| taxes | money people pay to the government so that it can provide public services |
| economy | the way a country uses products, natural resources, goods and services |
| services | jobs that people do to help others |
| free enterprise | the economic system that allows people to own and run their own business |
| profit | the money a business earns after it pays for tools, salaries,and other costs |
| investor | someone who puts money into a business and expects a share of the profit |
| manufacturing | making large amounts of goods in factories |
| transportation | the moving of goods or people from one place to another |
| interdependent | relying on one another to meet needs and wants; |
| region | an area with common features that set it apart from other areas |
| history | the story of what happened in the past |
| Northeast | the region of the country which we live in |
| ancestor | all those in your family who were born before you beginning with your parents and grandparents |
