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4-1 Vocabulary

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    "See How They Run"
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  • Government run by the people who live in it
    democracy
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  • Formal changes made according to official procedures
    amendments
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  • A sense of obligation toward something
    commitment
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  • To reach agreement by having each side give up part of its demands
    compromise
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  • In the end or finally
    eventually
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  • Laws that are made or passed
    legislation
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  • An account given in a particular way
    version
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  • A special right or benefit held by a certain group of people
    privilege
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  • My _______________ of the story was different from the one my brother told.
    version
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  • The first ten __________________, or changes, made to the Constitution are called the Bill of Rights.
    amentments
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  • We have been asking mom and dad for a dog for years! ________________, they agreed and we pick up Buster on Saturday!
    eventually
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  • Dad said that going to the movies is a ____________ , and something we will only do if our chores and homework are done.
    privilege
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  • In order to make everyone as happy as possible, the science group worked out a ____________.
    compromise
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  • Jane has a ___________ to her softball team, she needs to come to practice ready to play.
    commitment
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  • A ___________, like the one we have in the United States, is a government run by its people.
    democracy
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  • The House of Representatives and the Senate make up the branch of the government that create laws, or _______________.
    legislation
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