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Government - Chapter 11
Local, State, and Federal Government
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Social Studies
4th Grade
06/04/2014

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Term
Boroughs, townships, cities, towns, and villages are examples of ___________________.
Definition
municipalities
Term
Most municipalities elect a ______________, which makes laws concerning issues such as crime, local taxes, and public safety.
Definition
council
Term
New Jersey has twenty-one ________________.
Definition
counties
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Each county has a ____________, which is where the county government is located.
Definition
county seat
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New Jersey has a state ______________, which is a plan for spending the municipality's money.
Definition
budget
Term
Our constitution divides the government into three branches so that no single person or group of people will have too much power. This system is called ____________________.
Definition
checks and balances
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Because we live in a ______________________, the citizens of the U.S. elect representatives to run the government.
Definition
democratic republic
Term
Just like the legislative branch makes to laws for our state, the _________________________ makes the laws for the entire country.
Definition
United States Congress
Term
The word veto means to _______________.
Definition
reject
Term
A __________________ in an idea for a law.
Definition
bill
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