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Government overview

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show The right or power of a president (or governor) to reject a bill that has been passed to prevent it from becoming a law.  
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Suffrage   show
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show The ceremony of swearing in a public official.  
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show The lead judge of the Supreme Court.  
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Cabinet   show
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Bill   show
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show An election to choose the candidate who will represent a political party to run in the general election.  
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Judicial Branch   show
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show The Executive Branch enforces laws. The Executive Branch includes the president, vice president, and federal agencies.  
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show The Legislative Branch creates laws. The House of Representatives and the Senate make up the Legislative Branch.  
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show The first 10 amendments made to the Constitution of the United States.  
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Ratify   show
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show A change that is made to a legal document or law.  
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show The system of fundamental principles according to which a nation or state is governed. The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America and the source of government powers.  
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Federalism   show
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show An authoritarian form of government in which individual people do not own land, factories, or machinery. The state owns these things instead.  
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show An authoritarian form of government in which a leader has full authority over the decisions made by the government.  
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show A form of government in which citizens elect other people to represent them in the government's decision-making.  
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show A form of government with a king or queen as the head of government.  
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Democracy   show
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show The form or system of rule by which a community, city, state, or country is governed.  
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