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Social studies, Grades 1-5 195 words

January 15, 2010 By Vocabulary Lists (New York, NY) Vocabulary.com Moderator
Vocabulary list related to social studies (civics and economics) for students in grades 1-5.

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  1. advantage
    the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
  2. advertising
    the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
  3. agreement
    harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters
  4. alien
    being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
  5. authority
    the power or right to give orders or make decisions
  6. bank
    sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
  7. barter
    exchange goods without involving money
  8. benefit
    something that aids or promotes well-being
  9. Bill of Rights
    a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution)
  10. borrow
    get temporarily
  11. business
    the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
  12. business firm
    the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
  13. buyer
    a person who buys
  14. campaign
    several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
  15. candidate
    someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)
  16. capital
    one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis
  17. chamber of commerce
    an association of businessmen to protect and promote business interests
  18. citizen
    a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
  19. citizenship
    the status of a citizen with rights and duties
  20. city council
    a municipal body that can pass ordinances and appropriate funds etc.
  21. civic responsibility
    the responsibilities of a citizen
  22. coin
    a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
  23. Columbus Day
    a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus
  24. common good
    the good of a community
  25. community
    a group of people living in a particular local area
  26. competition
    the act of competing as for profit or a prize
  27. compromise
    an accommodation in which both sides make concessions
  28. Congress
    the legislature of the United States government
  29. consumer
    a person who uses goods or services
  30. consumption
    the act of consuming something
  31. contract
    a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
  32. control
    power to direct or determine
  33. cost
    be priced at
  34. credit
    an estimate, based on previous dealings, of a person's or an organization's ability to fulfill their financial commitments
  35. currency
    the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used
  36. debt
    the state of owing something (especially money)
  37. Declaration of Independence
    the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the Colonies from Great Britain
  38. democracy
    the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
  39. dime
    a United States coin worth one tenth of a dollar
  40. diplomacy
    wisdom in the management of public affairs
  41. discrimination
    unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
  42. diversity
    noticeable heterogeneity
  43. dollar
    the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
  44. duty
    the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
  45. earn
    acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
  46. earnings
    something that remunerates
  47. economy
    the system of production and distribution and consumption
  48. education
    the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
  49. election
    a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
  50. employer
    a person or firm that employs workers
  51. employment
    the state of being employed or having a job
  52. entrepreneur
    someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it
  53. equal opportunity
    the right to equivalent opportunities for employment regardless of race or color or sex or national origin
  54. evidence
    your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
  55. executive branch
    the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws
  56. firm
    not soft or yielding to pressure
  57. flag
    emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
  58. Fourth of July
    a legal holiday in the United States
  59. freedom of religion
    a civil right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution
  60. freedom of speech
    a civil right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution
  61. funds
    assets in the form of money
  62. government
    (government) the system or form by which a community or other political unit is governed
  63. governor
    the head of a state government
  64. great seal
    the principal seal of a government, symbolizing authority or sovereignty
  65. honesty
    the quality of being honest
  66. household
    a social unit living together
  67. incentive
    a positive motivational influence
  68. income
    the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
  69. income tax
    a personal tax levied on annual income
  70. individual
    being or characteristic of a single thing or person
  71. innovation
    the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
  72. invasion of privacy
    the wrongful intrusion by individuals or the government into private affairs with which the public has no concern
  73. invention
    the act of inventing
  74. investment
    the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit
  75. investor
    someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns
  76. job
    a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
  77. jury duty
    the civic duty to serve on a jury
  78. Justice
    the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870
  79. justice
    the quality of being just or fair
  80. Labor
    the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913
  81. labor
    any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
  82. Labor Day
    first Monday in September in the United States and Canada
  83. labor union
    an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
  84. law
    the collection of rules imposed by authority
  85. law enforcement
    ensuring obedience to the laws
  86. lawmaker
    a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws
  87. leader
    a person who rules or guides or inspires others
  88. leadership
    the status of a leader
  89. legislator
    someone who makes or enacts laws
  90. loan
    the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
  91. local government
    the government of a local area
  92. loss
    the act of losing someone or something
  93. market
    a marketplace where groceries are sold
  94. mayor
    the head of a city government
  95. Memorial Day
    legal holiday in the United States, last Monday in May; commemorates the members of the United States armed forces who were killed in war
  96. military force
    a unit that is part of some military service
  97. money
    the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
  98. nation
    a politically organized body of people under a single government
  99. national anthem
    a song formally adopted as the anthem for a nation
  100. national park
    a tract of land declared by the national government to be public property
  101. natural resource
    resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature
  102. needs
    in such a manner as could not be otherwise
  103. negotiation
    a discussion intended to produce an agreement
  104. nobility
    a privileged class holding hereditary titles
  105. official
    of or relating to an office
  106. order
    logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
  107. partnership
    a cooperative relationship between people or groups who agree to share responsibility for achieving some specific goal
  108. patriotism
    love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it
  109. payment
    the act of paying money
  110. penalty
    the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition
  111. penny
    a coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
  112. petition
    a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
  113. political party
    an organization to gain political power
  114. politics
    the activities and affairs involved in managing a state or a government
  115. pollution
    undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities
  116. population growth
    increase in the number of people who inhabit a territory or state
  117. poverty
    the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
  118. power
    possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
  119. prejudice
    a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
  120. president
    the chief executive of a republic
  121. price
    the amount of money needed to purchase something
  122. price increase
    increase in price
  123. privacy
    the condition of being concealed or hidden
  124. privilege
    a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
  125. producer
    someone who manufactures something
  126. product
    an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
  127. profit
    the advantageous quality of being beneficial
  128. public office
    a position concerning the people as a whole
  129. public servant
    someone who holds a government position (either by election or appointment)
  130. quality of life
    your personal satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) with the cultural or intellectual conditions under which you live (as distinct from material comfort)
  131. quarter
    one of four equal parts
  132. race
    a contest of speed
  133. racial discrimination
    discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race
  134. reform
    make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices
  135. refugee
    an exile who flees for safety
  136. religion
    a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
  137. religious belief
    a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
  138. rent
    a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
  139. representation
    the act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf
  140. representative
    serving to represent or typify
  141. resource
    a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
  142. responsibility
    the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
  143. revenue
    the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
  144. revolution
    a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
  145. reward
    a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
  146. right to vote
    a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment
  147. risk
    a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
  148. royalty
    royal persons collectively
  149. rule
    prescribed guide for conduct or action
  150. rule of law
    a state of order in which events conform to the law
  151. salary
    something that remunerates
  152. sale
    the general activity of selling
  153. save
    bring into safety
  154. savings
    a fund of money put by as a reserve
  155. scarcity
    a small and inadequate amount
  156. school
    an educational institution
  157. school board
    a board in charge of local public schools
  158. self-discipline
    the trait of practicing self discipline
  159. sell
    exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
  160. seller
    someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money
  161. senator
    a member of a senate
  162. services
    performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
  163. shortage
    the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
  164. slavery
    the state of being under the control of another person
  165. specialization
    the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose
  166. spending
    the act of spending or disbursing money
  167. state government
    the government of a state in the United States
  168. state senator
    a member of a state senate
  169. Statue of Liberty
    a large monumental statue symbolizing liberty on Liberty Island in New York Bay
  170. Supreme Court
    the highest federal court in the United States; has final appellate jurisdiction and has jurisdiction over all other courts in the nation
  171. surplus
    a quantity much larger than is needed
  172. symbol
    something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible
  173. take turns
    do something in turns
  174. tax
    charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
  175. territory
    a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
  176. Thanksgiving
    fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
  177. trade
    the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
  178. trade barrier
    any regulation or policy that restricts international trade
  179. trade-off
    an exchange that occurs as a compromise
  180. training
    activity leading to skilled behavior
  181. transportation
    the act of moving something from one location to another
  182. treaty
    a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
  183. truth
    a true statement
  184. Uncle Sam
    a personification of the United States government
  185. unemployment
    the state of being unemployed or not having a job
  186. United States
    North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
  187. United States Constitution
    the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states
  188. value
    the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
  189. Veterans Day
    a legal holiday in the United States; formerly Armistice Day but called Veterans' Day since 1954
  190. volunteer
    a person who performs voluntary work
  191. vote
    a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
  192. wage
    something that remunerates
  193. war
    the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
  194. welfare
    something that aids or promotes well-being
  195. worker
    a person who works at a specific occupation