Louisiana

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Louisianas Leaders

• Unit 4

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Rules

• Made to keep people safe or organized
• Example no running in halls, raising hands to
  speak

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Laws

• Rules made by the local, state or national
  government
• Examples traffic signals

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Consequences

• What happens when you break a rule or law
• Example go to jail

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Government

• A group of elected citizens who solve problems
  and make laws for a community

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Services

• Work that someone does for someone else

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Legislative

• The branch of government that makes new laws
• Senators and Representatives

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Executive

• The branch of government, led by a mayor,
  governor, or President, that sees that the laws
  are obeyed.

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Judicial

• The branch of government that decides whether
  laws are fair and whether they have been fairly
  carried out.

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Citizen

• A person who lives in and belongs to a community

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Citizenship

• Status given to a legal member of the country. It
  involves rights, duties and privileges

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Taxes

• The money the government collects from citizens
  to pay for the services they need.

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Court

• The building, hall, or room in which such cases
  are heard and determined

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Judge

• A person from the community who is chosen to work
  as a leader in the courts

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Vote

• A choice that gets counted

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Elect

• To vote for, or choose, a leader

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Ballot

• A list of choices in an election