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| immigrant | a person who comes to live in a new land |
| tax | money the government collects to pay for services |
| passport | papers that give a person permission to travel to other countries |
| jury | a panel of ordinary citizens who make decisions in a court of law |
| culture | a way of life followed by a group of people |
| government | laws that are followed and the people that run a country |
| republic | government in which people elect leaders to represent them |
| represent | act of leaders making decisions for those who elected them |
| democracy | government in which every citizen has the right to take part |
| citizen | an official member of a country |
| Constitution | the written plan for governing the U.S. |
| federal | government where the national and state governments share power |
| legislative branch | the part of government that makes laws |
| Capitol | the building where Congress meets |
| executive branch | the part of government that enforces the laws |
| White House | place where the U.S. President lives |
| judicial branch | part of government, made of courts and judges, that interprets laws |
| Supreme Court | highest court in the U.S. |
| amendments | a change to the U.S. Constitution |
| Bill of Rights | First ten amendments to the Constitution |
