5th Grade Word List - Social

an agreement among the 13 founding states that established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution

a statement of the rights of a class of people

a nation in northern North America, has the longest unguarded border with the United States

the isthmus joining North America and South America; extends from the southern border of Mexico to the northern border of Colombia

a war between factions in the same country

the quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste; a particular society at a particular time and place

exercise authoritative control or power over; a position of highest authority; an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events

law determining the fundamental political principles of a government

eating or drinking of something

region that has a highly developed economy and advanced technological infrastructure

less industrialized region, relatively low-income parts of the world

a productive insight; compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case

of or relating to central government; national

one who is an authority on history

introduction of something new

the creation of something in the mind; a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation

the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government

place where groceries are sold; the customers for a particular product or service

a republic in southern North America, became independent from Spain in 1810

act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another

a continent (the third largest) in the western hemisphere connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama

love of country; devotion to welfare of one's country; virtues and actions of patriot

the people who inhabit a territory or state; the number of inhabitants in a given place

the act or process of producing something; the creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services; the act of exhibiting in a court of law

public schools generally refer to primary or secondary schools mandated for or offered to all children without charge, funded in whole or in part by taxation

determination; resolving to do something; formal statement of a decision

act of revolving; motion of body round a fixed point or line; rotation; total or radical change; fundamental change in political organization

the act of meeting for social purposes; the action of establishing on a socialist basisn. the adoption of the behavior

an exchange where security trading is conducted by professional stockbrokers

remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining

organized structure for arranging or classifying

the calculated use of violence against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature

pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines; consisting of or derived from tradition