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15 Cards in this Set
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Where do we find most rights that are guaranteed to Americans citizens?
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In the Bill of Rights
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The 1st 10 amendemnts added to the Constitution.
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Name a responsibitlity of an American citizen.
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Obey the laws
Vote Serve on a jury Defend ones country |
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The 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution guarantee what?
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individual rights
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There are certain right that belong to everyone that cannot be taken away
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Who make up the United States Congress?
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The House of Representatives and the Senate
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We have a bicameral (two part) legislature.
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Why are the Bill of Rights important today, 200 years after they were written?
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They provide protection for each individual's rights.
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What do they still protect?
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Which branch of government enforces laws?
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The executive branch
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They execute (enforce) the laws.
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The Supreme Court of the United States represents which branch of government?
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Judicial
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The Supreme Court is made up of justices or judges.
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Which of the following is not guaranteed by the Bill of Rights? speech, assembly, choice, religion
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Choice
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What is guaranteed by the 1st amendment?
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Name a check the executive branch (president) has over Congress.
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veto power
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If the president doesn't think a bill that has passed congress should be a law, he can do this.
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The U.S. Congress is a group of people who make _________.
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Laws
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Congress is the legislative branch of government, it is their job to make _________.
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The United States is a democracy. In a democracy, __________ make the laws and run the government.
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citizens
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people who are part of a country
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In a ___________ form of government citizens elect their leaders to represent them in making laws.
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democracy
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This United States has this form of governemtn.
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The U.S. Constitution establishes a federal system of government. This mean that ________ & _______ governments share powers.
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states and central
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Our country's 1st form of government was formed under the Articles of Confederation. Why did it not work well?
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The people did not see themselves as a single nation.
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There was a weak central government, so the citizens still felt like citizens of individual states.
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What source would you use to learn what Interstae Highway goes from Savannah to Macon?
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GA Road Map
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Something that would show you how to get from one place to another.
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