| A | B |
|---|
| FEDERAL | NATIONAL, GOVERNMENT FOR THE WHOLE COUNTRY |
| TAX | MONEY THAT A GOVERNMENT COLLECTS FROM ITS CITIZENS |
| REVOLUTION | A LARGE, SUDDEN CHANGE IN GOVERNMENT OR IN PEOPLE'S LIVES |
| DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE | A STATEMENT, WRITTEN BY THOMAS JEFFERSON IN 1776, EXPLAINING WHY THE UNITED STATES WANTED TO BE FREE FROM BRITAIN |
| CONSTITUTION | THE PLAN FOR THE COUNTRY'S FEDERAL GOVERNMENT . IT DESCRIBES THE RIGHTS THAT PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE AND IS THE "SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND." |
| LEGISLATIVE BRANCH | THE LAWMAKING BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT |
| CONGRESS | MAKES LAWS FOR THE WHOLE NATION |
| EXECUTIVE BRANCH | TO SEE THAT THE LAWS PASSED BY CONGRESS ARE CARRIED OUT |
| JUDICIAL BRANCH | TO SEE THAT LAWS ARE CARRIED OUT FAIRLY |
| SUPREME COURT | THE MOST IMPORTANT COURT IN THE COUNTRY |
| CUSTOM | A USUAL WAY OF DOING THINGS |
| IMMIGRANT | A PERSON WHO COMES TO LIVE IN A COUNTRY FROM SOME OTHER PLACE |
| ANCESTOR | AN EARLY FAMILY MEMBER |
| ISTHMUS | A NARROW PIECE OF LAND THAT CONNECTS TWO LARGER LAND AREAS |
| WEALTH | RICHES |
| RELIGION | BELIEFS ABOUT GOD OR GODS |
| SLAVERY | MAKING ONE PERSON THE PROPERTY OF ANOTHER PERSON |
| POVERTY | BEING VERY POOR |
| ETHNIC GROUP | A GROUP MADE UP OF PEOPLE FROM THE SAME COUNTRY, PEOPLE OF THE SAME RACE, OR PEOPLE WITH A COMMON WAY OF LIFE |
| CULTURE | AN ETHNIC GROUP THAT HAS ITS OWN WAY OF LIFE |
| HERITAGE | A WAY OF LIFE, A CUSTOM, OR A BELIEF THAT HAS COME FROM THE PAST AND CONTINUES TODAY |
| CONSEQUENCE | WHAT HAPPENS BECAUSE OF AN ACTION |
| MONUMENT | SOMETHING THAT IS BUILT TO REMIND PEOPLE OF THE PAST |
| INDEPENDENCE | FREEDOM |
| GOVERNMENT | A SYSTEM FOR DECIDING WHAT IS BEST FOR A GROUP OF PEOPLE |
| DEMOCRACY | A FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN WHICH THE PEOPLE RULE |
| REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY | REPRESENTATIVES WHO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT THE LAWS FOR ALL THE PEOPLE |
| MAJORITY RULE | THE WAY OF DECIDING |
| RIGHT | A FREEDOM THAT BELONGS TO A PERSON |
| RESPONSIBILITY | SOMETHING THAT A PERSON SHOULD DO |
