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GRANT SCHOOL
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Dave P. Martocchio
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Vocabulary — Week 28
Munitions
Military supplies and weapons.
Principle
A rule that is used in deciding how to behave.
Shortage
A lack of something.
Legislative Branch
The branch of government that makes the laws.
Bracero
A skilled Mexican worker who came to California to
work during World War II.
Separation of Powers
The division of the national government into three
branches instead of into a one all-powerful branch.
Recycle
To use again.
Executive Branch
A branch of government whose main job is to see that
laws passed by the legislative branch are carried out.
Relocation Camp
A prison-like camp where Japanese Americans were sent
after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Electoral College
A group of offi cials chosen by citizens to vote for the
President and Vice President.
World War II
A war from 1939-1945 that involved most of the countries
of the world.
Veto
To reject.
Military Base
A place for the storage of military equipment and the
training of soldiers.
Impeach
To accuse a government offi cial, such as the President, of
“treason, bribery, or other high crimes and
misdemeanors.”
Pearl Harbor
An American naval base at Oahu, Hawaii attacked by the
Japanese on December 7, 1941.
Judicial Branch
The branch of government that settles difference about
the meaning of the laws.
Industry
Manufacturing activity.
Justice
Fairness.
Fort Ord
A former Army base in Monterey Bay, California.
Amendment
An addition or change to the Constitution.
4th Grade - Social Studies Unit 5, Chapter 9, Lessons 3.
5th Grade - Social Studies Unit 5, Chapter 10, Lessons 3 & 4.
