The Town Meeting
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The Town Meeting
Have you ever been to a town meeting? Do you know what goes on in one? Town meetings are a popular form of local government in Vermont and elsewhere.
I. Vocabulary words from this article:
citizen
overdue
property
elsewhere
society
troubled
vote
outgrown
complex
retired
II. Pre-Reading Questions
How do town meetings enable people to participate in local government?
Do you think town meeting are effective?
III. Reading Time
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