artifact
object made by human beings; inaccurate observation, effect, or result |
ballot
printed or written ticket used in voting; act of voting; whole number of votes cast at an election |
candidate
person who is considered for something; person who seeks or is nominated for an office, prize, or honor |
chronology
time sequence; arrangement of events in time |
city council
a governing body of people elected to oversee management of a city and represent the interests of residents |
civic
relating to city or citizen; relating to man as a member of society |
court
enclosed space; courtyard; uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building |
culture
all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals |
currency
money; general acceptance or use |
demand
a condition requiring relief; required activity |
democracy
a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them |
distribution
act of distributing or spreading or apportioning |
division of labor
the assignment of different parts of a manufacturing process or task to different people in order to improve efficiency |
economics
branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management |
equator
the imaginary great circle on the earth's surface, everywhere equally distant from the two poles, and dividing the earth's surface into two hemispheres |
executive
role of government which makes sure that laws are carried out; administrator |
folktale
a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk |
global community
the people or nations of the world connected by modern telecommunications |
hemisphere
halves; half of a sphere bounded by a great circle |
immigrant
one who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there; non-native |
judicial
pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or to a judge; sanctioned or ordered by court |
laws
first five books of the Old Testament |
legislative
relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature |
migrate
move from one country or region to another and settle there |
peaceful demonstration
a demonstration or street protest is action by a mass group or collection of groups of people in favor of a political or other cause |
pollution
contamination; undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated |
power
the ability or official capacity to exercise control; authority |
primary
of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic |
public meeting
open to stakeholders and the public where the government makes a formal presentation on a policy, project or issue and the public is given the opportunity to react with questions and comments |
public works
structures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks) constructed at government expense for public use |
resource
materials; abilities; available source |
rights
anything in accord with principles of justice; free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth |
scarcity
a small and inadequate amount |
secondary sources
a document or recording that relates or discusses information originally presented elsewhere |
specialization
the special line of work you have adopted as your career; the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose |
supply
an amount of something available for use; offering goods and services for sale |
timeline
a sequence of related events arranged in chronological order and displayed along a line, usually drawn left to right or top to bottom |
tolerant
showing respect for the rights of others; open-minded; showing capacity for endurance |
toxic waste
poisonous waste materials; can cause injury, especially by chemical means |
trade
do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase |
