| Term | Definition |
| Citizen | An official member of a community, State, or Country |
| Election | Process by which citizens vote for people to represent them |
| Monument | Building or statue that helps people remember a person or events |
| Capitol | Builiding where leaders of governmant meet to make laws |
| Law | Rule that tells people how to behave in their community |
| Democracy | People govern themselves |
| Representative Democracy | People choose leaders to represent or stand for them |
| Community | Place where people live work, and play together |
| Direct Democract | A government in which citizens meet to govern themselves |
| Separation of Power | Means that 3 branches of government have differnt powers and different jobs to do |
| Physical Map | Shows land forms and bodies of water |
| Political Map | Shows cities, counties, and roads |
| County | Area of the state that includes several cities and towns |
| Tax | Money citizens and others pay to the government (for house, lands, goods) |