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Gr 4 History Ch 11
Gr 4 History Ch 11 New Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| President | head of government; has the power to see that the nation's laws are obeyed |
| Congress | part of government that has the power to make our country's most important laws |
| houses | the two groups that make up the Congress: the Senate and the House of Representatives |
| Senate | house of Congress with one hundred members: two Senators from each state |
| House of Representatives | other house of Congress; the number of representatives from each state is determined by the size of the state |
| Supreme Court | highest court in the United States; its job is to judge whether the Constitution has been obeyed |
| replublic | government run by representatives of the people |
| Inauguration Day | day when a President of the United States takes the oath of office |
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