A | B |
citizen | a member of the country who shows loyalty to the government and is protected by it. |
community | a place where people live, work, and play |
laws | rules people live by that tell them what they must or must not do |
rights | freedoms protected by the government |
government | a group of people who make rules and laws, carry out rules and laws, and decide if rules and laws have been broken. |
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness | three principles of our government |
republican form of governement | a representative democracy |
equality | all people must be treated fairly |