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Glossary
bullied—to be scared or harmed by others
Cabinet—a group of people who give advice to the
leader of a government
climate change—a human-caused change in Earth’s
weather due to warming temperatures
coronavirus pandemic—an outbreak of the
COVID-19 virus starting in December 2019 that led
to millions of deaths and shutdowns around the world
diversity—the inclusion of people of different races,
genders, and backgrounds in a group
economy—the way a state or country makes, sells, and
uses goods and services
elected—chosen by voting
gender equality—the state in which all genders have
equal rights and opportunities
immigrants—people who move to a new country
political science—the study of systems of government
senator—a member of the Senate of the U.S. government;
the Senate helps make laws.
stutter—a type of speech in which the speaker repeats
speech sounds without meaning to or has difficulty making
speech sounds
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