| A | B |
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| petition | to request the government to change its policies, usually done in writing |
| elections | a time set aside to vote for leaders and laws |
| impeachment | to accuse a government official of breaking the law, a trial follows |
| civil disobedience | refuse to follow laws one thinks is unfair in nonviolent ways |
| boycott and sit-ins | two examples of civil disobedience |
| compromise | when two opposing sides agree to get some of what they wanted |
| constitutional amendment | to make official changes to the written governmental contract |
| recall | to take back |
| political parties | groups of people that have similar ideas about how government should work |
| nation | A large group of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory |
| state | a political division within a country |
| trade | to exchange |
| diplomacy | making negotiations, treaties, and agreements between opposing parties |
| treaties | agreements between nations |
| tariffs | fees on imported goods |
| two-party system | democrats and republicans |
| national convention | where political parties meet to determine official views about issues |
| party platform | the issues a political group chooses to focus on |
| embargo | to cut off trade to a country that has committed an international violation |
| United Nations | group of countries throughout the world that get together to discuss and act on global concerns |
