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| capitol | building where leaders meet to make laws |
| governor | the person elected as head of a state |
| point of view | the way someone thinks about an event, an issue, or a person |
| election | the process by which citizens vote for people to represent them |
| tax | a fee citizens and others pay to local, state, or national government |
| council | a group of officials who make rules or laws |
| mayor | the leader of a city's government |
| county | area of a state that includes several communities |
| political map | a map that shows cities, states, anda countries |
| physical map | a map that shows landforms, bodies of water, or resources |
| legislative branch | the lawmaking body of state or national government |
| executive branch | the part of national government headed by the president |
| judicial branch | the part of government that decides what laws mean and whether laws obey the Constitution |
| separation of powers | power divided between the three branches of government |
| monument | a building or statute that helps us remember a person or event |
| direct democracy | a government in which citizens meet to govern themselves |
| representative democracy | a government in which citizens choose others to represent them |
