| A | B |
| Culture | Entire way of life developed by a people |
| Direct Democracy | Form of government in which an assembly of ordinary citizens make decisions |
| Economics | The way in which goods and services people want are produced, transported, sold, and used. |
| Primary Source | First hand information about people or events |
| Bias | Lack of a neutral or impartial viewpoint based on past experiences, stereotypical ideas, and/or prejudices |
| Political | The study of the principles and structure of government |
| Point of View/Perspective | Opinion of the author(s)can be influenced by the occasion, audience, purpose, subject,tone and historical context. |
| Secondary Sources | Sources created by someone who did not actually witness events |
| Social | Issues having to do with how people in a society relate to each other; having to do with the way people live and interact |
| Representative Government | Political system in which voters elect others to make laws |
| Constitution | Document in which the laws, principles, organization, and process of a government are established. |