Week 6: (Government)- Week 6 (Test- October 22nd)
1. allegiance: loyalty
2. amendment: an addition or change to the Constitution
3. Articles of Confederation: the document that listed the power of the
central government and the powers of the states (in the period before the
Constitution was written)
4. Bill of Rights: the first ten amendments to the Constitution; it protects
the personal freedoms, or rights of Americans
5.capital: a city that is the center of government for a country or state
6. census: government count of the number of people in a country
7. constitution: a set of laws for governing a group, state, or country
8. Declaration of Independence: the document that stated the reasons for the
desire of the American colonies to be independent of British control
9. democracy: rule or government of, for, and by the people
10. dictator: a ruler who has total authority