懂你英语Level4-Unit3-Part1-[3] Vocabulary: Political Terms

1. The government of a country, is its control system.

2. Governments make laws and provide services to their citizens.

3. The land over which a government has control is its territory.

4. A country's territory has boundaries or borders.

5. When you leave or enter a country's territory, you usually need a passport.

6. A country's military provides defense for its territory, and its citizens.

7. The military includes an army, an air force, and a navy.

8. The main purpose of a military is to defend a country from attack.

9. A country's criminal justice system includes the police, courts, and prisons.

10. Its purpose is to enforce the law and protect people from criminal activities.

11. A country's social services system provides support to people in need.

12. It provides basic health care services and helps poor people support their children.

Most of the citizens of a country live within its territory.（前文未见生句）

The criminal justice system is responsible for enforcing the law.（前文未见生句）