| A | B |
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| Ancient Greece | civilization whose politics, philosophy and other achievements greatly influenced Western civilizations today |
| Ancient Rome | civilization with social and political influences on American government |
| Civic participation | citizens involved in their community |
| Constitutional republic | people select members to serve in political office who are bound to rules in a legal document |
| Ethics | set of moral principles |
| Judeo-Christian | teachings from both Judaism and Christianity |
| Justice | fair treatment |
| Legislative body | part of government that makes laws |
| Polis | a city-state (in ancient Greece) |
| representative government | electing decision-makers |
| senate | upper house assembly of lawmakers |
| taxes | money paid to the government |
