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13 Cards in this Set
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Federal |
National, under one nation |
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Constitution |
The plan for the federal government. It describes the rights that the people in the US have and it is the "supreme law of the land." |
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Republic |
A form of government in which people elect representatives to govern the country. |
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Legislative branch |
The law making branch of the government. In the federal government it is called Congress. |
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Executive branch |
A branch of government whose main job is to see that laws passed by the legislative branch are carried out or followed. |
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Judicial branch |
A branch of the government whose main job is to see that laws are carried out fairly. |
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Checks and balances |
A system that gives each branch of government different powers so that each branch can keep the powers of the others from becoming too great. |
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Veto |
To reject a bill and to try to stop it from becoming a law |
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Bill |
a written plan for a new laws. |
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Flow chart |
A diagram that shows the order in which things happen |
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State legislature |
The legislative branch of state government |
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Governor |
The head of the executive branch of state government |
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Jury |
A group of citizens who decide whether a person accused of a crime or other wrongdoings should be found guilty or not guilty |
