History vocabulary
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| federalism | the sharing of power between federal and state governments
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| legislative branch | the branch of government that makes the nation's laws
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| executive branch | the branch of the government, headed by the president, that carries out the nation's laws and policies
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| judicial branch | the branch of government, including the federal court system, that interprets the nations laws
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| checks and balances | the system in which each branch of government has a check on the other two branches so that no one branch becomes too powerful
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| amendment | an addition to a formal document such as the Constitution
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| Electoral College | a special group of voters selected by their state's voters to vote for the president and vice president
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| tradition | cultural beliefs and practices
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| reside | to exist or live within
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