| Term | Definition |
|---|
| preamble | the introduction paragraph of the US Constitution |
| Supreme Court | the highest level of the US court system |
| executive | the part of the government that carries out the law |
| Parliament | the name of the British and French legislatures |
| Bundestag | the name of the German legislature |
| precedent | to do something in government or law the same way it was done in the past |
| monarch | a king or queen or other ruler who receives power from a relative |
| autocrat | a single ruler who does not share power with a legislature |
| dictator | a solitary, harsh leader who does not share power |
| state | a section of a country, such as in the USA or Mexico or Brasil |
| The "State" | the term that refers to the "Government" |
| city | an area smaller than a state that has a dense population and official boundaries |
| boundary | a limit |
| revolution | to change a government system, often by force |
| population | the civilians living in an area |
| republic | a government with elected officials |
| representative | a person who is chosen to speak and vote for a large group of people |
| constitution | an organized plan for the way government functions |
| constitutional monarch | a king or queen who is without power and is for ceremonial purposes only |
| Bill of Rights | amendments in the US Constitution where many individual rights are protected |
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