Chapter 2 - We the People Flashcards
The way of life of a group of people.
culture
Love of country.
patriotism
To enter a country to live there.
immigrate
The total number of people who live in a place.
population
Like, in, or of the country.
rural
Like, in, or of a city.
urban
A town or small city near a large city.
suburb
A system of leaders and laws for making decisions for a community, state or nation.
government
A plan of government.
constitution
A form of government in which the people rule by making decisions themselves or by electing people to make decisions for them.
democracy
A form of government in which people select their leaders.
republic
The lawmaking branch of government. In the federal government, it is called Congress.
legislative branch
A branch of government whose main job is to see that laws passed by the legislative branch are carried out.
executive branch
A branch of the government whose main job is to see that laws are carried out fairly.
judicial branch
A system that gives each branch of government different powers so that each branch can keep the powers of the others from becoming too great.
checks and balances
A way of deciding something in which whoever or whatever gets the most votes wins.
majority rule
The way people in a place or region use resources to meet their needs.
economy
An economy in which people can start almost any kind of business and run it however they choose.
free market
The human, natural, and capital resources that a business needs to produce goods or services.
factors of production
In a business, money left over after all costs have been paid.
profit
The available amount of a product or a service that is offered for sale.
supply
A need or a desire for a good or service by people willing to pay for it.
demand
The making of goods from raw materials by hand or by machinery.
manufacturing
Businesses that do things for people instead of making things.
service industry
Giving up one thing to get something else.
trade-off
The thing that is given up to get something else.
opportunity cost
