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21 Cards in this Set
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18
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You must be at least this age to vote
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checks and balances
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the system in which each branch of government has a check on the other two branches, so that no one branch becomes too powerful
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100
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This is the number of members in the Senate
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Thomas Jefferson
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the main writer of the Declaration of Independence
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9
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This is the number of judges in the Supreme
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preamble
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an introduction, in this case to the constitution
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George Washington
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the first president of the United States
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30
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You must be this old to be a member in the Senate
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George W. Bush
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the president of the United States today
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Judicial branch
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interprets laws
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Congress
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the House of Representatives & Senate
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Bill of Rights
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the first ten amendments to the constitution
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Supreme Court
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the highest court in the United States
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amendment
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a change to the constitution
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constitution
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a formal plan of government
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25
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You must be this old to be a member in the
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Commander in Chief
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the president is this for the U.S. military
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First Amendment
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freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, & petition
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Executive Branch
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enforces or carries out laws
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Legislative branch
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makes laws
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35
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You must be this old to become the President
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