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4th: Unit 3: CH 10

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Separation of Powers   The division of powers among the three branches of the national government. Each branch has unique powers/jobs.  
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Legislative Branch   The branch of government that makes the laws.  
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Executive Branch   The branch of government that has the power to enforce the laws.  
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Judicial Branch   The court system, which is the branch of government that decides whether laws are working fairly.  
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Amendment   A change.  
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Checks and Balances   A system that keeps each branch of government from becoming too powerful or misusing its authority.  
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Popular Sovereignty   The idea that government gets its power from the people.  
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Natural Rights   Rights that everyone should have - such as, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.  
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Federal System   A system of government in which the power to govern is shared by the national and the state governments.  
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Representative Democracy   Citizens elect representatives to speak for them.  
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Bill of Rights   The first ten amendments to the Constitution. Protects citizen's rights. Added to constitution so all states would sign constitution.  
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Framers   The major leaders of the Constitutional Convention (James Madison, George Washington, and Benjamin Franklin.)  
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First Amendment   Freedom of press, speech, religion, right to petition, and right to assemble.  
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