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| candidate | A person who is running for office is callled a candidate. |
| checks and balances | This system prevents any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.Each branch has ways to stop the action of the other branches. |
| citizen | Is a person who by birth or nationalization owes loyalty to and receives the protection of a nation's government. |
| citizen participation | When the citizens take an active role in public affairs,such as,voting. The actions are done for the public good,rather than for private gain. |
| concurrent powers | These powers are shared by the national and state governments. |
| constitution | This is a written plan of government. |
| delegated powers | These powers are given to the national government by the Constitution and are denied to the state governments. |
| democracy | A system of government in which supreme authority rest with the people,either directly or through elected representatives is a democracy. |
| dictator | A person in absolute authority in a nation is called a dictator. |
| dictatorship | This system of government has supreme power in the hands of one person or a small group. The ruler is not responsible to the people. |
| elected | The person who wins the most votes in an election is said to have been elected by the voters. |
| elections | The act of choosing among candidates to fill an office is the election process. |
| interpreting | The Supreme Court clarifies or gives an explanation of the law. |
| interstate commerce | This is trade among states. It is regulated by the federal government. |
| judicial review | The Supreme Court's power to decide whether a law is unconstitutional or that it goes against the constitution is known as judicial review. |
| laws | Rules recognized by a nation,state,or community and are binding on its members are laws. |
| legislature | The branch of government made up of people with the power of making laws for a nation or state. |
| money | Any object used as a medium of exchange or a store or standard of value. |
| political party | A group of people who share common beliefs and a desire to see particular policies and programs adopted by a government is a politicial party. |
| president | The Chief Executive of a nation,such as,the United States is called the President. |
| representative democracy | The United States form of government where the will of the people is carried out by elected officials. |
| reserved power | These powers are held by the states in the American federal system of government. |
| senator | Is a representative,elected by the people of the state. Each state has two Senators in the U.S. Senate and they are elected for a term of six years. |
| states | are autonomous areas making up a federation under a sovereign government,such as, the United States of America. |
| taxes | Are compulsory payments of money to the government. The money is used to provide services for the citizens. |
| totalitarian | This is a system in which the government has asingle-party dictatorship that controls every aspect of citizen's lives. |
| vote | This is the process by which on express their preference for a particular candidate or issue. |
| voter | A person who has met the voting qualifications and takes part in the election process . |
| voter registration | In order to conduct fair elections,voters must register with their local board of elections in order to be eligible to vote. |
