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| government | a group of people who make laws, carry out laws, and decide if laws have been broken |
| law | all the rules that tell people what they must or must not do |
| citizen | a person who is a member of a community or country |
| vote | the right to make a choice |
| bill | a suggestion or an idea for a law |
| representative democracy | a government in which people have a say through an elected representative |
| President | the leader of the governmetn;elected by the people |
| inalienable rights | the basic principles commonlyl held by american citizens; life, libery and the pursuit of happiness |
| Memorial Day | The day honoring those who have died fighting for our country, celebrated in May |
| Veterans Day | The day honoring those who have fought for our country, celebrated in November |
| Constitution adn The Bill of Rights | our country's document that states our rights as U.S. citizens |
| Basic Purpose of the Government | to make laws, carry out laws, decide if laws have been broken and to protect teh rights and property of individuals |
| George Washington | first president. This person worked under teh new republican form of government |
| Thomas Jefferson | wrote the Declaration of Independence |
| Abraham Lincoln | helped free African American slaves |
| Thurgood Marshall | lawyer who defended people at a time when not all people had equal rights |
| Martin Luther King Jr. | a minister who worked for equal rights for all people |
| Cesar Chavez | this is a Mexican American who worked to improve conditions for farm workers |
