Vocbulary
culture
What branch of government creates the laws?
rural
The creation of the US Constitution is important because it gives a _____ for government.
plan
What industry makes up the largest part of the US?
Service industry
What does it mean to enter a country to live there?
immigrate
Who makes up the Legislative branch?
House of Representatives & Senate
What area is considered a town or small city near a larger city?
suburbs
The main reason that the US government collects taxes is because they ar used to pay for __________.
running the government
Where do the people of the legislative branch work?
The Capitol building
What is a way of deciding something in which whoever or whatever gets the most votes wins?
majority rule
Which branch of the government carries out the laws?
executive
What area is considered like, in or of a city?
urban
If a demand for a product is high, that means that ____.
people want to buy that item
Why is voting so important?
People get to elect their leaders by majority rule, so it exercises our rights as a citizen.
What is the system that gives each branch of government different powers so that each branch can keep the powers of the others from becoming too great called?
checks and balances
Which branch of the government make sure the laws follow the Constitution or are fair?
judicial
What is a form of government in which the people rule by making decisions themselves or by electing people to make decisions for them?
democracy
What kind of economy does the US have?
Free market
What are 2 different of the 6 rights that citizens of the US have?
Right to vote, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, right to petition, right to trial by jury
What is an economy in which people can start almost any kind of business and run it however they choose?
free market
Who works in the judicial branch?
Supreme Court justices
What is the thing that is given up to get something else called?
Opportunity cost
What are two of the 4 activities that make up an economy?
producing, selling, buying, trading
What are 2 different of the 6 rights that citizens of the US have?
Right to vote, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, right to petition, right to trial by jury