| A | B |
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| Election | When a group makes a choice by voting. |
| Government | A system that has the power to make laws and keep order for a group of people. |
| Democracy | A government in which the people make political decisions by voting and the majority rules. |
| Representative | Someone chosen to speak or act for a group. |
| Republic | A government in which the people vote for representatives. |
| Colony | A settlement ruled by another country. |
| Federalism | A system in which a central government shares power with the governments of separate regions. |
| Right | A basic freedom. |
| Amendment | A change made to the Constitution. |
| Militia | An army of ordinary citizens, not professional soldiers. |
| Jury | A group of people who listen to evidence in a court case and then decide whether someone is innocent or guilty. |
| Responsibility | Something you should do; a duty. |
| Citizen | A person who has the same rights as everyone else in their country. |
| Cooperate | To work together to achieve a goal. |
| Committee | A group who works together to get something done. |
| Volunteer | A person who offers to do something without pay. |
| Declaration of Independence | A document which states that we wanted to be a separate nation from Britain. |
| Constitutional Convention | A meeting of representatives from the colonies wrote a plan of government. |
| Bill of Rights | Amendments to the Constitution that listed peoples basic rights. |
