GR6 - HISTORY WORD BANK CHALLENGE

when people vote for leaders to represent them in government

a time when people vote for something

the people who control or run a country and make decisions about things such as laws

paper with the names of political parties that voters can vote for in an election

someone who has the right to live permanently in a country and vote in national elections

the legal right to belong to a country

a set of rules that says how a country must be run

the legal system of judging and punishing criminals in a country

a group of elected people who discuss important matters about the country and make sure that the country runs according to the Constitution

when the Members of Parliament meet formally to discuss important matters about the country

information that proves that something is true

justice

the time that someone spends in jail if they have committed a crime

if it is thought that someone may have committed a crime

the process of finding out if a person is innocent or guilty of a crime in a court of law

a document that states the rights of a group of people

treated unfairly

a meeting between the leaders of different countries about an important matter

made up of people from many different cultures

something that stands for or represents something