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Government Word Search

Government has a vocabulary that civics classes use every week. The Constitution divides the federal government into three branches, so no single part holds all the power.

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Find these 15 words

15 words, adds diagonals

  • ballot
  • citizen
  • city hall
  • congress
  • court
  • democracy
  • election
  • governor
  • judge
  • law
  • mayor
  • president
  • senate
  • taxes
  • vote

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Words in the Government word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

vote
A choice you make to help decide an election result.
law
A rule made by government that everyone must follow.
mayor
The elected leader of a city or town government.
judge
Official who runs a courtroom and decides legal questions.
taxes
Money people pay government to fund schools, roads and services.
court
Place where legal cases are heard and decided.
city hall
Building where the local city government does its work.
senate
Smaller chamber of Congress, with two members per state.
citizen
A person who legally belongs to a country.
election
An event where people vote to choose their leaders.
congress
The United States lawmaking body, House and Senate together.
governor
The elected leader of a state government.
president
The head of the United States federal government.
democracy
A system where citizens choose their leaders by voting.
ballot
The paper or screen where you mark your vote.
candidate
A person running for an elected office.
campaign
The work a candidate does to win an election.
council
Group of elected members who make local rules.
constitution
The founding document setting out how a government works.
amendment
A formal change or addition to a constitution.

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