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4th Grade Ch.14 Ls.1
Question | Answer |
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Federal Government | the basic idea taht unites all Americans under one national |
Constitution | the plan for the federal government.It describes the rights that people in the U.S. have. |
Republic | a form of government in which people elect representatives to govern the country. |
Legislative Branch | the law making branch of government |
Executive Branch | a branch of government whose main job is to see that the laws passed by the legislative branch are carried out. |
Judicial Branch | a branch of the government whose main job is to see that laws are carried out fairly |
Checks and Balances | a system that gives each branch of government different powers so that each branch can keep powers of the others from becoming too great. |
Veto | to reject a bill and to try to stop it from becoming a law. |