3rd Grade Word List - Social

object made by human beings; inaccurate observation, effect, or result

printed or written ticket used in voting; act of voting; whole number of votes cast at an election

person who is considered for something; person who seeks or is nominated for an office, prize, or honor

time sequence; arrangement of events in time

a governing body of people elected to oversee management of a city and represent the interests of residents

relating to city or citizen; relating to man as a member of society

enclosed space; courtyard; uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building

all the knowledge and values shared by a society ; foster; raising of plants or animals

money; general acceptance or use

a condition requiring relief; required activity

a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

act of distributing or spreading or apportioning

the assignment of different parts of a manufacturing process or task to different people in order to improve efficiency

branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management

the imaginary great circle on the earth's surface, everywhere equally distant from the two poles, and dividing the earth's surface into two hemispheres

role of government which makes sure that laws are carried out; administrator

a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk

the people or nations of the world connected by modern telecommunications

halves; half of a sphere bounded by a great circle

one who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there; non-native

pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or to a judge; sanctioned or ordered by court

first five books of the Old Testament

relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature

move from one country or region to another and settle there

a demonstration or street protest is action by a mass group or collection of groups of people in favor of a political or other cause

contamination; undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated

the ability or official capacity to exercise control; authority

of first rank or importance or value; essential or basic

open to stakeholders and the public where the government makes a formal presentation on a policy, project or issue and the public is given the opportunity to react with questions and comments

structures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks) constructed at government expense for public use

materials; abilities; available source

anything in accord with principles of justice; free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth

a small and inadequate amount

a document or recording that relates or discusses information originally presented elsewhere

the special line of work you have adopted as your career; the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose

an amount of something available for use; offering goods and services for sale

a sequence of related events arranged in chronological order and displayed along a line, usually drawn left to right or top to bottom

showing respect for the rights of others; open-minded; showing capacity for endurance

poisonous waste materials; can cause injury, especially by chemical means

do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood; turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase