| A | B |
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| federal | National; the government of the whole nation |
| constitution | a written set of laws that describe how a government is to work |
| Congress | the legislative branch |
| representative | a person chosen to art or speak for others |
| Supreme Court | the judicial branch of the national government and the most important court in the United States |
| table | a chart used to organize information |
| rights | freedoms that all citizens of the United States have |
| Bill of Rights | an addition to the Constitution that names the rights and freedoms of all Americans |
| religion | a set of ideas a person has about a god or group of gods |
| vote | a choice made by citizens that gets counted |
| election | a time when citizens vote |
| ballot | a list of choices in an election |
| majority rule | a system in which, when more than half of the people vote the same way, they get what they want |
| minority rights | the idea that citizens who do not vote for the winner still get to keep their rights |
| democracy | the form of government the United States has, in which each adult citizen has the right to vote |
| canidate | a person who hopes to be elected |
| justice | fairness |
| slave | a person who is owned by another person and forced to work without pay |
| communicate | to share information |
| hero | a brave or clever person who serves as an example |
| civil rights | rights of personal freedom |
| patriotic symbol | a symbol, such as a flag, that stands for the ideas the people of a country believe in |
| patriotism | a feeling of pride citizens have for their country |
| Pledge of Allegiance | a promise citizens of the United States make to be true to their flag and all that it stands for |
| anthem | a patriotic song |
