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SSOS #36-40
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| We the people | Includes all the states and their citizens |
| In order to form a more perfect union | create a new and better government |
| promote the general welfare | support the whole country |
| secure the blessing of liberty to ourselves and our posterity | protect the freedoms and rights of Americans now and in the future |
| interprets law | judicial |
| makes law | legislative |
| carries out the law | executive |
| United States Constitution | set up a new central government, created three branches of government, and became the highest law in the nation |
| amendment | change |
| Declaration of Independence | all people have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness |
| Ohio River | Ohio's southern border |
| compromise | give a little, get a little |
| liberty | freedom |
| tranquility | peacefulness |
| posterity | people of the future |
| unalienable | cannot be take away |