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11 Cards in this Set
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Congress
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Is the United States Senate and House of Representatives. Men and women write the laws for the United States.
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Senate
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Is one of the two houses, or parts, of Congress. It has 100 members.
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House of Representatives
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Is one of the two houses, or parts, of Congress. It has 435 members.
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senators
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People who make laws in the Senate.
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representatives
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People who make laws in the House of Representatives.
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Supreme Court
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The Highest Court in the United States. It decides whether laws agree with the Constitution.
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justices/judges
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There are nine of these people in the Supreme Court.
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branches of government
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This includes the United States Congress, the President, and the Supreme Court, as well as the people who work for them.
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freedom of the press
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Means a person can write what he or she wants to write in newspapers and books.
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amendments
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Laws that are added to the Constitution.
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Bill of Rights
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The first 10 amendments of the Constitution.
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