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| authority | The right given to leaders to give orders,make decisions,and take action for a community. |
| government service | The work that a government does for everyone in its area. |
| legislative | Having to do with the branch of government that makes laws. |
| executive | Having to do with the branch of government that sees that laws are obeyed. |
| judicial | Having to do with the branch of government that decides whether laws are fair or are based on the Constitution. |
| county | A section of a state,including cities,and towns in the area. |
| council | A group of people chosen to make laws. |
| mayor | A leader of a community government. |
| county seat | The city or town in which the main government offices of the county are located. |
| court | A place where a judge or a jury decides if someone has broken the law. |
| recreation | Any activity done just for enjoyment. |
| public works | A department of a community government provides services to meet the daily needs of citizens such as repairing streets collecting trash,or making sure that there is clean water. |
| governor | The elected leader of a state's government |
| capitol | The government in a capital city where lawmakers meet. |
| supreme court | The highest court in any state.The United States Supreme Court is the most important court in the nation. |
| Congress | The legislative branch of the national government. |
| representative | A person chosen by a group of people to act or speak for them. |
| appointed | Chosen. |
| patriotic symbol | A symbol, such as the flag,that stands for the ideas in which people believe. |
| monument | Something that is built to honor or remember a person or an event in history |
| memorial | Something that helps keep memory of a person or event alive |
| anthem | A patriotic song. |
| Parliament | The legislative branch of Canada's government. |
| prime minister | The head of an executive of some countries' governments,such as Canada's. |
| constitutional monarchy | A kind of government that has both a monarch and a government elected by the people. |
