| A | B |
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| responsibility | a duty or something that a person should do |
| initiative | an amendment to the constitution made by voters instead of by the legislature |
| petition | a signed request for action |
| jury trial | a trial in which a group of citizens, called a jury, hears and decides a case in court |
| federal government | the national government |
| flow chart | a drawing that shows the order in which things happen |
| Cabinet | a group of people selected by the President to advise the President |
| secretary | the person in charge of a government department |
| alien | An immigrant who is still a citizen of his or her birth country |
| naturalized citizen | an immigrant who has become a citizen by taking certain steps described in the law |
| register | to sign up |
| democracy | a form of government in which people rule by making decisions themselves or by electing leaders to make decisions for them |
| county seat | a city or town in which the ccounty government meets |
| city manager | a person hired by a city council to run the city and carry out the city council's plans |
| municipal | having to do with a city |
| board of commisioners | an elected group that makes county laws and decides how the county's taxes are spent |
| trade off | giving up one thing to get another |
| speccial district | an area in which there is a special problem to be solved or a special service to be provided |
| budget | a written plan for spending money |
| opportunity cost | what you give up to get something else |
| bill | a plan for a new law |
| veto | to reject |
| judicial branch | the branch of government that makes sure laws made by the legislature are fair and agree with the Florida Constitution |
| executive branch | the branch of the government that makes sure that laws made by the legislature are carried out |
