(vocab list, definitions, sample sentences, and review worksheet)
VOCAB LIST: People in the Government
president – the leader of a country (usually elected, like in the USA)
vice president – the second most powerful person (after the president)
prime minister – the leader of a country (usually appointed, like in the UK)
monarch – a king or queen
dictator – a person who controls a country by force
legislator – one of the people who makes the laws in a country (usually in a “legislature”)
Senator (US) – legislators in the US Senate
Minister of Parliament (UK) – legislators in the UK Parliament
governor – the leader of a state
mayor – the leader of a city
representative – any person who represents other people (presidents, governors, and mayors are all examples of representatives)
Secretary (US) / Minister (UK) – a person appointed by the president/prime minister to lead a department in the government
citizen – a “member” of a country; a person born in a particular country who has certain rights
voter – a person (citizen) who votes for the representatives (in a democracy)
VOCAB REVIEW: People in the Government
Write a letter in each blank to match the PEOPLE above with the DEFINITIONS below.
PEOPLE:
President ______
Prime Minister ______
Monarch ______
Dictator ______
Legislator ______
Governor ______
Mayor ______
Representative ______
Secretary (US) / Minister (UK) ______
citizen ______
voter ______
DEFINITIONS:
a) The leader of a city
b) A king or queen
c) A “member” of a country
d) A person who controls a country by force
e) The leader of a country (usually elected, like in the USA)
f) A person who votes for the representatives in a country
g) One of the people who makes the laws in a country
h) The leader of a state
i) A person appointed by the president to lead a department in the government
j) The leader of a country (usually appointed, like in the UK)
k) Any person who represents other people