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Government – Chapter 1.2 Vocab

11. democracy: government that is ruled by the people

12. rule: govern

13. landowner: a person who owns land

14. dictator: a ruler who rules anyway that he wants

15. revolt: rebel; go against the government

16. popular: people like you; famous

17. unpopular: people don’t like you; infamous

18. Assembly: a group of people who make laws

19. Population: number of people who live in a place.

20. Aristocrats: wealthy people

21. Representative: a person who speaks for you

22. Republic: a government with representatives

23. Wealthy: rich

24. Elect: Vote

25. Consul: a leader in the government

26. Senate: the part of government that makes laws

27. Senator: a person who makes laws

28. Permanent: Stays forever

29. Temporary: Stays for a short amount of time

30. Veto: to say no to a law

Government – Chapter 1.1 Vocabulary

1. Suburbs: a small city outside of a large city

2. Customs: a thing that many people do

3. Possessions: things a person owns

4. Colonist: a person who lives in a colony

5. Colony: a country that is controlled by another country

6. Rural Area: a small village with not many people

7. Urban Area: a large city with many people and buildings

8. Rebel: to go against the government

9. Government: a combination of laws that people live by

10. Consider: to carefully think about something