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1. to change |
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2. a change to the Constitution |
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3. a place where historical documents are preserved |
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4. the first government of the United States; it was unsuccessful |
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5. a section of the Constitution |
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6. a proposed law |
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7. the building in which Congress meets |
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8. the power for each branch to “check up on” the others; created so that no branch of government becomes more powerful than another |
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9. a native or naturalized member of our country |
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10. war between the people of the same country |
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11. a group of people who are governed by their country, but live in a land that is separate from their country |
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12. for each side to give up something so that consensus may be reached |
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13. a document which outlines how a government will run |
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14. to free from bondage (slavery) |
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15. the branch of government which includes the President, the Vice President and Cabinet Members; outlined in Article II of the Constitution |
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16. national |
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17. ceremony in which the president takes office |
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18. the branch of government which includes the Supreme Court, Federal Courts and Court of Appeals; outlined in Article III of the Constitution |
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19. fairness |
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20. the branch of government which includes the Senate and House of Representatives; outlined in Article I of the Constitution |
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21. freedom or independence |
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22. to overrule |
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23. organizations that try to gain political power; today two such organizations are the Democrats and Republicans |
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24. an introduction |
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25. a statement or announcement |
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26. to approve |
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27. each branch of government has its own responsibilities and powers that the others cannot take away |
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28. having complete power and the ability to govern itself |
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29. an agreement between two or more countries |
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30. a personification of the government or people of the U.S.: represented as a tall, lean man with white chin whiskers, wearing a blue tailcoat, red-and-white-striped trousers, and a top hat with a band of stars |
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31. to deny or cancel |
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