SPED460 History Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Bill of Rights | The first 10 amendments which include freedom of speech, religion, right to bare arms, assembly. |
Checks and Balances | The government is separated into 3 sections: Executive, Judicial, Legislative. This is to have controls on the different parts of government to assure their is no tyranny. |
Judicial Branch | Consists of the Supreme Court and they decided weather a law is constitutional or not. They have checks over the Legislative ranch and Executive branch. |
Executive Branch | Consists of executive agencies, President, his cabinet,and staff members working in white house. |
Legislative branch | Consists of Congress and the Senate. They are incharge of passing legislation (laws/acts) for the people of the United States. They also have to approve the Presidents decision to go to war and check on the Executive branch. |
Preamble | The introduction to the U.S. constitution to state the purpose of having a Constitution for the people of the people. |
amendment | A change to a law or supervision to add to it. Must be voted on to be taken into place. |
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