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32 Cards in this Set
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Where are laws made in our country
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Congress
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How long does the president have to look over a bill
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10 days
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What does the president do if he does not like the bill
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He vetoes iet
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For a bill to be passed in the house of representatives how many votes are needed
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More than half
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What 3 levels. Of government do we have in the us and what are their responsibilities
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Local-governs just one community, state governs a state. National makes laws for entire nation
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What 3 branches of government do we have I. The us and what are their responsibilitfies
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Legislative makes law, executive sees that the laws are obeyed, judiial- judges whether the laws are fair
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What are the 2 main types of city government
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Council & mayor
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Who is elected leader for each state
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Governor
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Who is elected leader of the nation
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President
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Congress is part of the legislative branch of the national government. What are the parts of congress
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House of representatives & senate
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County courts are in the judicial branch of county government. Who are the leaders in the court
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Judges
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What service meet the needs of others & your community
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Education, police, firefighter, trash collectors, road maintenance, & park maintenance
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What is built to honor aa person or an event in history
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Monuments
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Monuments can be what
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A sculpture, a fountain, a building or any lasting marker
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Some monuments are built as what to keep the memory of a person or an event alive
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Memorials
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Monuments or memorials found in washing dc
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Washington monument, us capital building, white house, Vietnam veterans memorial, Lincoln memorial, & Korean war memorial
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What symbolizes the strength & freedom of the us
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Bald eagle
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What was rung after the 1st public reading of the declaration of independence & symbolizes freedom
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Liberty bell
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What is a symbol of our country's belief
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American flag
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What is the national anthem & expresses patriotism
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The star spangled banner
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What is the symbol of political freedom & found in NY city
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Statue of liberty
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What is the national flower
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Rose
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What is the symbol of political freedom & found in NY city
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Statue of liberty
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What is the national flower
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Rose
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What is the symbol of political freedom & found in NY city
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Statue of liberty
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What is the national flower
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Rose
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What is the symbol of political freedom & found in NY city
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Statue of liberty
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What is the national flower
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Rose
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What is the symbol of political freedom & found in NY city
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Statue of liberty
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What is the national flower
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Rose
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What is the symbol of political freedom & found in NY city
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Statue of liberty
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What is the national flower
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Rose
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