Social Studies Lesson 2 & 3 Vocabulary

A system for deciding what is best for a group of people

A plan for government

A form of government which people rule by making decisions themselves or by electing people to make decisions for them

A form of government in which people select their leaders

Who is in charge of the Executive Branch?

Workers are an example of what type of resource?

An economy in which people can start almost any kind of business and run it however they choose

A need or a desire for a good or service by people willing to pay for it

System that gives each branch different powers so each branch can keep the powers of the others from becoming too great

Businesses that do things for people instead of making things

The human, natural, and capital resources that a business needs to produce goods or services

Land, water, minerals, and fuels are examples of what type of resource?

Who makes up the Judicial Branch?

Branch of the government whose main job is to see that laws passed by the legislative branch are carried out

The making of goods from raw materials by hand or by machinery

Branch of the government whose main job is to see that laws are carried out fairly

What does the President promise to do with the Constitution?

What do citizens do if they want a new law added or to change an old law?

An amount of a good or a service that is offered for sale

Law-making branch of government in federal government; called Congress

What do we call the supreme law of the land?

A way of deciding something in which whoever or whatever gets the most votes wins

The way people in a place or region use resources to meet their needs

Money, buildings, and equipment are examples of what type of resources?

In a business, money left over after all costs have been paid

Who makes up the Legislative Branch?