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25 Cards in this Set
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A paper that tells what the Supreme Court's decision is in a case.
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Majority Opinion
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A large, permanent committee in the Senate of House of Representatives.
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Standing Committee
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A government in which the national government and the state governments share power.
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Federalism
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A government that is run by the people.
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Democracy
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A small division of local government that is set up for a specfric reason.
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Special district
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The president pro Tempore is the leader of the ____________ when the Vice President is not there.
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Senate
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To _________ an elected official is to remove him or her from office before his or her term is completed.
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Recall
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A _______ area is made up of a city and the places around it.
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Urban
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A _______ area is a place with very few people; these people livein small towns or on farms and ranches.
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Rural
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In a ______ system, the chief executive is a member of the legislative branch.
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Presidential
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The ____ branch makes the laws.
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Legislative
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The judicial branch can
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declare laws unconstitutional.
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The _____ is the head of the executive branch of the federal government.
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President
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The United States has a ____ political system.
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Two Party
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The _____ is a group of people that helps the President make decisions.
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Cabinet
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A ____ system is the form of city government that is made upof a city manager, a city council, and a weak mayor.
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Council-Manager
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A commission is the form of city government that is made up of a _____.
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A group of three to nine people.
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The United States Constitution __________
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Explains the rules of the government.
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A _____ can review and overturn the decision of a lower court.
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Court of appeals
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A mayor-council system is the form of city government that is made up of a mayor and a _____.
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city council
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Where does a bill go after Congress approves it?
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After Congress approves it, a bill goes tothe President. page 28
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What are the names of the two main political parties in the United States?
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Republican and Democrat page 16
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List two powers of Congress.
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asking for and collecting taxes,making laws about trade, printing paper money, setting up lower courts, declaring war, building an army and navy, helping to run the government. pg. 23
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What is a political party?
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A political party is a group tht tries to control the government by winning elections and holding public office.pg.15
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How many justices are on the Supreme Court?
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There are nine justices on the U.S. Supreme Court. pg. 41
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