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19 Cards in this Set
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The highest court in the country
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supreme court
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A system of goverment in which citizens elect representatives or leaders to make decisions about the law for all people.
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Representative democracy
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Why would our country be referred to as a nation of immigrants?
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People have come here from so many places.
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What are the judges called in the supreme court?
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Justices
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A branch of federal goverment. Its main job is to see that laws by congress are carried out.
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Executive branch
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Which branch of goverment is made up of the senate and the house of representatives?
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legislative branch
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Name four things that make us United?
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1. We share a way of life
2. Singing the national anthem 3. When we say the pledge of allegiance 4. Celebrating our country's holidays |
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What is the main job of the judicial branch of goverment?
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To see that laws are carried out fairly and to enforce laws.
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Which branch of the goverment is known as congress?
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legislative branch
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Which branch of goverment is made up of the federal courts?
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Judicial Branch
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The plan for the federal goverment that describes the rights that the people of the United States have and it is the supreme law of the land.
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Constitution
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What is the main job of the legislative branch?
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to make laws.
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A person who comes to live in a country from another place.
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immigrant
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How many judges are in the supreme court?
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Nine
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A group made up of people by the same country. People with the same race and a common way of life.
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ethnic group
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What is the main job of the Executive branch of goverment?
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to see that laws by congress are carried out.
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The legislative branch of the federal goverment.
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congress
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The most important court in the country is?
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the supreme court
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Which branch of goverment is headed by the president?
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executive branch
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