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Social studies
4th civics key concepts LEAP vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Government | a system for deciding what is best for a group of people. It protects the group members and settles disagreements among them. The main job of the government is to make and carry out laws |
| Rules and Laws | A rule is something you must or must not do. Laws are rules that everyone must follow. They are rules that help make a community a safe place to live. |
| Legislative | the branch of government that makes laws |
| Executive | the branch of government that carries out or enforces laws (example: President, governor, parish president, mayor) |
| Judicial | the branch of government that interprets laws (example: U.S. Supreme Court, state supreme court, lower courts) |
| Democracy | A form of government in which the people rule and are free to make choices about their lives and their government. In a democracy, the people of a nation rule either directly or through elected officials. |
| U.S. Constitution | The plan for the federal government. It describes the rights that people in the United States have, and it is the "supreme law of the land" |
| Bill of Rights | The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution. It sets forth basic rights guaranteed to all Americans which the government may not interfere with. |
| Declaration of Independence | A statement, written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776, explaining why the United States wanted to be free from Britain. |
| Louisiana Constitution | the plan for the government of the state of Louisiana. |
| Basic Freedoms Guaranteed by the Bill of Rights | these include freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition |
| Nation | a group of people living together in a certain region under the same government; state; country. They share the same history, language, customs |
| Country | an area of land, region. Country can also mean the people or land of a nation |
| International | relations between or among nations |
| Interaction | actions between or among countries/nations, such as trade or diplomacy |
| Trade | the buying and selling of goods |
| Diplomacy | The carrying on of relations between nations, as in building up trade, making treaties |
| United Nations | organization formed to promote peace and cooperation among nations. |
| Citizen | a member of a town or city, state or country. One can become a citizen by birth, by being born of American parents abroad or by process of naturalization |
| Citizenship | the condition of being a citizen; the rights and duties of a citizen. Citizenship includes the right to hold public office, and duties to vote, serve on a jury and pay taxes. |
| Patriotism | great love for one's own country and loyalty to it. |
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