Transcript Government Vocabulary

Vocabulary
Grade Three
Government
A group of citizens who make the rules for a:
Vote
To choose or say what you think a
group should do.
Law
A rule that helps to make a
community a safe place to
live.
Local
Having to do with a particular city, town or
small community.
State
Having to do with a
particular area of a
country.
Federal
Having to do with a country
A government runs our country. Citizens of the
United States vote for people who make the
laws that we all live by. Cities have Local
Governments. Georgia has a State Government
and the United States has a Federal
Government. Each level has different duties to
the citizens of this country.