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| personal freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights |
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| a law or rule that is followed or parts of a document that describe laws or rules |
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| government in which the people rule, also known as “consent of the governed” |
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| system of government in which the power is divided & shared between the national & state governments |
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| division of government into three branches: the legislative, executive & judicial, in which each branch has its own powers & responsibilitie |
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| each branch of government is able to check, or control, the power of the other two branches |
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| right vote for representatives |
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| government is not all-powerful, & can do only what the people say - lists what the national government can & cannot do - requires that all U.S. citizens, including government leaders to obey the law (rule of law) |
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