| A | B |
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| elect | To choose someone for office by voting. |
| municipal | Form of local government used by cities or towns. |
| mayor | The head of a municipal government. |
| Glenda Hood | Elected mayor of Orlando in 1992. |
| county seat | The city or town that serves as the county's center of government. |
| city council | g |
| county court | In Florida, the courts that deal with local offenses, such as traffic tickets. |
| Orlando | The largest city in Florida's Central Highlands. It is near a center for tourism and industry. |
| board of county commisioners | In Florida, the officials who govern each county. They pass local laws and provide local services. |
| sheriff | The official in charge of the county police department. |
| city manager | In Florida, the person selected by the city council to handle the daily business of that city. |
| news article | A newspaper article that reports events. |
| feature article | An article in a newspaper that reports in detail on a person, subject, or event. |
| byline | The line near the headline at the top of a newspaper article that tells who wrote the story. |
| executive branch | The part of the goverment that carries out the laws. |
| bill | A proposed law. |
| editorial | A newspaper article in which an editor gives an opinion about something. |
| dateline | The line at the begining of a newspaper article that tells when and where the article was written. |
| cabinet | In Florida, the group of commissioners of different departments of the state goverment. Cabinet members advise the govenor on important issues. |
| veto | To reject a proposed bill. |
| headline | The title of a newspaper article, printed in large type at the top of the story. |
| budget | A plan for using taxes. |
| legislative branch | The lawmaking part of a government. |
| judicial branch | The part of government that is made up of the courts. |
| Lawton Chiles | Govenor of Florida who was elected in 1990. |
| President | Head of the executive branch of our country's government. |
| political party | A group of citizens who share many of the same ideas about government and public issues. |
| Bob Martinez | Govenor of Florida from 1987-1991. |
| Congress | The lawmaking branch of the United States government. |
| Connie Mack | United States senator from Florida, elected in 1988. |
| Tallahassee | Capital of the state of Florida. |
| canididate | A person who is running for public office. |
| Bob Graham | United States senator from Florida who was elected in 1986. |
