| A | B |
|---|
| democracy | "rule of the people" |
| President | the head of the U.S. federal government |
| freedom of religion | people can believe as they choose |
| 5th amendment of the Bill of Rights | "right to remain silent" |
| the way that people participate in government | voting |
| consumers | people who buy goods and services |
| producers | people who make goods and services |
| profit | money left over after all expenses are paid |
| entrepreneurs | people who manage resources to produce goods and services |
| competition | when businesses try to get ahead of their rivals |
| human resources | doctors, technicians, secretaries, assembly line workers, and plumbers |
| natural resources | plants, minerals, trees, and water |
| capital resources | printers, supplies, trucks, and equipment |
| potato famine | reason why many Irish people immigrated to the US in the mid 1800's |
| Africans | only group of immigrants who were forced to come to the USA |
| Great Plains | high, flat region that is good for farming and cattle ranching |
| Appalachian Mountains | region of old, worn, forest-covered mountains |
| Central Lowlands | low, flat land with very rich soil that is known as the nation's breadbasket |
| Congress is part of this branch | legislative |
| President heads this branch | executive |
| Supreme Court is the highest court in this branch | judicial |
| makes decisions about laws and settles disagreements | judicial |
| makes laws | legislative |
| carries out laws | executive |
| original people came to Americas from here | Asia |
| middle latitudes | variety of plants and animals are in this area |
| republic | form of government in which voters choose leaders to represent them in government |
| 3 things US citizens must do | pay taxes, obey laws, serve on juries |
