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| an addition to a formal document such as the constitution |
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| consisiting of two houses or chambers especially in a legislature |
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| a person who owes loyalty to and is entitiled to the protection of a state or nation |
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| agreement between two or more sides in which each side gives up some of what it wants |
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| powers shared by the states and th efederal government |
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| peoples that members of congress represent |
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| a special group of voters selected by their states voters to vote for the president and vice President |
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| powers belong only to the federal government |
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| the sharing of power bwtween federal and state government |
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| to formally charge a public official with misconduct in office |
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| powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution |
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| the right of the Supreme Court to determine if a law violates the constitution |
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| to cancel or make ineffective |
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| a theory: let the people choose |
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| to be the same as or corresponding to |
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| to give official approval to |
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| favoring a republic or representative democracy as the best form of government |
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| powers retained by the states |
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| Three branches of government |
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Legislative
Executive
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| Legislative branch consists of the |
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House of Representatives
Senate |
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| Executive Branch consists of the |
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| President and the Vice President |
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| Judicial Branch consists of the |
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| Each branch of the government was given some power to check or control the other branches so no single branch became too powerful |
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power to make the laws
Congress (House of Representatives and Senate) |
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power to enforce the laws
President and Vice President of the United States |
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power to interpret (or analyze) the laws
Supreme Court |
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| The American Flag sewn by |
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| Stars on the American flag represent |
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| Stripes on the American Flag |
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| represent the original 13 colonies |
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