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20 Cards in this Set
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America's President
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George W. Bush
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the holiday that marks our country's freedom from the English rule
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4th of July
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Springfield's mayor
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Mayor Karen Hasara
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money paid by citizens to the government
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tax
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the branch of government the President is the head of
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Executive
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study of the past
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history
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branch of government that makes laws
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legislative
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the system that gives us the right to run and own our own businesses
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free enterprise system
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Illinois governor
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Rod Blagojevich
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the 3 levels of government
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local
state national |
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freedom that belongs to all people
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right
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relatives that lives long ago
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ancestors
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cars and planes are types of this
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transportation
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a person who comes to another country to live
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immigrant
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the branch of National Government that is the Supreme Court
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Judicial
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Congress is part of the _____ branch
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Legislative
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music and food that immigrants brought to America are examples of ____
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cultures
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a form of government that allows people to choose leaders to represent them is called a ____
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republic
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the practice of making one person the property of another
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slavery
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Interdependence allows US regions to share ____
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natural resources
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