How do I play “Government and Citizenship” with my class?
Tap Play with your class at the top of this page. With a free teacher account the list opens straight into a game room; you put the code on the board and the class joins.
16 English words for Grade 8, starting with citizen, vote, election, law. Put them on the big screen as a live class game, or practise solo right here. Every word is on this page, no sign-up needed to read it.
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Hidden on this board: vote, veto, law, tax
citizen
A person who legally belongs to a country and has its rights and duties
vote
To make an official choice, for example by marking a ballot
election
An organized event where people cast ballots to choose leaders
law
A rule made by a government that everyone must follow
freedom
Being able to act, speak and think without being controlled by others
democracy
A system of government in which people choose their leaders by voting
rights
Freedoms and protections that every person should have
justice
Fair treatment for everyone, especially under the law
debate
A discussion in which people give reasons for different sides of an issue
tax
Money people and businesses pay to the government to fund things like schools and roads
candidate
A person who is trying to be chosen in an election
protest
To show publicly that you strongly disagree with something
constitution
The written set of basic laws that explains how a country is governed
legislature
The group of elected people who make the laws for a country or state
amendment
An official change or addition to a law or a constitution
veto
The power of a leader to reject a law that lawmakers have passed
Tap Play with your class. The list is saved to your teacher library and a game room opens.
Put the six-character code on the board. Students join from any browser, with no accounts and no app.
Everyone races to find and spell the list words. Play again, or change the words in your library first.
feudalism · knight · crusade · serf · manor
opinion · reason · problem · solution · example
advocate · comprehensive · consequently · distinction · elaborate
proton · neutron · electron · periodic table · chemical reaction
demography · infrastructure · globalization · sustainable · renewable
linear · intercept · origin · quadrant · system
Tap Play with your class at the top of this page. With a free teacher account the list opens straight into a game room; you put the code on the board and the class joins.
No. Students type the room code and a nickname in any browser. There is nothing to install and no email to collect.
Yes. Once you start a game the list is saved to your teacher library, where you can add, remove or rewrite words before the next round.