Government Terms and Definitions

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Term and definitions for government unit in year 9 Social Studies.
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Ancestors Anyone from whom a person is descended.
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Chief The most important person with the highest rank.
Democracy Government chosen by the people of the country.
Dictatorship A form of government where one person or party holds power.
Election When each eligible person has the chance to vote for who they would like to be running the country.
Electoral Roll The list of all the people who have registered to vote.
Electorate One area in the country represented by one Member of Parliament.
Governor General The Queens representative in New Zealand.
Hapu Sub tribe
Immigrants Someone coming into a place.
Indigenous The native people of a country.
Iwi Tribe
Judiciary The judges and law courts that interpret the laws of the land.
Maori The native people of New Zealand.
Marae The place in front of a Maori meeting house.
Member of Parliament The person who represents an electorate.
Minister The member of the ruling party who has responsibility for a particular area.
Parliament The meetings where all the elected representatives meet to discuss and vote on laws to run the country.
Parliament House The building where the members of the government meet.
Polling Booth A place where you go to vote in an election.
Prime Minister The person who runs the country.
Returning Officer The person who runs the election in each area.
Treaty Written or verbal agreement between two groups.
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