| A | B |
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| constitution | written record in a democratic country |
| limited government | government ruled by many |
| unlimited government | government ruled by one or few |
| democracy | a government where authority is given to the people |
| republic | representative govt - people elect representative to make decision for them |
| monarch | king, queen, emperor, sultan |
| absolute monarchy | the monarch has all authority and is the supreme leader |
| constitutional monarchy | monarch has little power; legislature makes decisions |
| dictator | a person who rules in an unlimited government |
| totalitarian system | unlimited govt where the govt controls all aspects of the citizens' lives |
| theocracy | unlimited government where religious leaders rule |
| communism | racial and economic equality but only one single leader |
| amendment | a change to the constitution |
| Bill fo Rights | first 10 amendments to the Constitution |
| civic duties | responsibilities of citizens in a limited government |
| voting | most important citizenship responsibility |
| suffrage | another word for voting rights |
| immigration | to movement of people from one country to the United States |
| civic responsibility | how a citizen can participate in their government |
| civic duty | your responsibility as a citizen, your "job" |
| Congress | Name of the legislative branch of government |
| legislative branch | branch of government that makes the laws |
| executive branch | branch of government that enforces the laws |
| judicial branch | branch of government that reviews the laws |
| Senate | one of the two houses of Congress |
| checks and balances | system that allows each branch to check on each other |
| separation of powers | the division of power between branches - no branch has too much power |
| unalienable rights | rights that can't be taken away - life, liberty, pursuit of happiness |
| Presidential veto | an example of checks and balances |
| Athens | birthplace of direct democracy |
| conflict | a disagreement between two groups of people which sometimes leads to violence |
| cooperation | working or acting together to reach a common goal |
| genocide | act committed with the intent to destroya group of people |
| patriotism | love of a country or willingness to sacrifice for it |
| protest | a statement or action expressing disapproval of something |
| Rome | birthplace of representative democracy |
| transportation barrier | a natural barrier that blocks or slows the way of transportation |
| transportation corridor | geographic areas between two points, linking multiple centers and moving people and goods |
