Social Studies Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Words
Primary Source Secondary Source Election Government Legislative Branch Executive Branch Judicial Branch

Primary Source
What it means: A document that gives a first hand account of events that happened

Secondary Source
What it means: A secondhand account of events that have occurred

Election
What it means: A selection of something by a person or persons through vote

Government
What it means: A form or system of rule

Legislative Branch
What it means/does: Makes and passes the laws

Executive Branch
What it means: Enforces or implements the laws

Judicial Branch
What it means: Judges in the government