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6 Cards in this Set
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What two documents are the most important in American history?
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The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution
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What is ment by the statement: "The United States Constitution is the nation's most important export"?
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Many other nations have patterned their constitutions after that of the United States.
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What are the two ways of making changes in the Constitution?
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Adding amendments and changing court interpretations.
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Why is it important that the Constitution is written law?
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Government leaders must abide by the guidelines of the written law because they can be held accountable to them.
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What keeps one branch of the government from getting too much power?
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The checks and balances held by the other two branches.
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What system divides the powers of government between the national government and the state governments?
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The federal shystem
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