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400 600 800 1000 200 400 600 800 1000 200 400 600 800 1000 200 400 600 800 1000 200 400 600 800 1000 200 PEOPLE IN SOCIETIES GEOGRAPHY AND SOCIAL STUDIES SKILLS ECONOMICS CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS SYSTEMS OF GOVERNMENT AMERICAN SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT 200 400 600 800 1000
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A person’s cultural heritage or background
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Ethnicity
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A characteristic of a culture that is passed down from one generation to another
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Heritage
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To remove the legal and social barriers that separate people
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Integration
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Any person that attempts to preserve traditions or existing institutions
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Conservative
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Term for an official that currently holds elected office
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Incumbent
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The name that refers to the standard directions of North, South, East and West
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Cardinal Directions
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An activity or business that functions entirely within a state
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Intrastate
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A map that provides statistical information by means of lines, dots, or shaded areas
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Cartogram
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Term for the writings of the interpretations of historical events
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Secondary Source
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Meaning local or city
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Municipal
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Economic system in which all businesses are owned by the government and private property does not exist
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Command
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Money or property that is owned by a business
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Capital
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A required amount
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Quota
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Money given to a business by the government to help it survive
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Subsidy
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A fee paid on the value of items brought into the country
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Customs Duty
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To join together in refusing to sell, buy, or use a product
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Boycott
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The people that elected officials actually represent
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Constituents
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The right to vote
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Suffrage
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A connection to a political party or set of beliefs
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Affiliation
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Nonviolent oppositions to a law or government policy that entails not complying with the law
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Civil Disobedience
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When a king or queen rules with total power and authority
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Absolute Monarchy
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The legislative body of Great Britain, or of any country that uses a similar system of government
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Parliament
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The chief executive of a parliamentary system
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Prime Minister
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Government in which power is given to a small group of people
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Oligarchy
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When a king or queen still rules, but with limited authority
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Constitutional Monarchy
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1 st ten amendments to the constitution
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Bill of Rights
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Term for the legislative branch having two houses
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Bicameral
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The right for a person to propose a law
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Initative
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Powers that only the national government has
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Delegated Powers
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Document that was the first attempt to create a government in the U.S.
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Articles of Confederation
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