Soc Studies
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- Supreme Court
- the highest court in the U.S., it is the final authority for any questions about the Constitution
- governor
- head of state government
- amendment
- a change or addition to the Constitution
- veto
- the right of the President to refuse to sign a bill into a law
- Senate
- a part of congress that works with the House of Representatives to make laws for our country
- David A. Paterson
- current governor of NY
- checks and balances
- a system sset up by the constitution to be sure one branch of government does not take over power
- Congress
- the legislature made up of two parts -- the Senate and the House of Representatives
- Democracy
- government run by the people for the people
- legislative branch
- part of government that passes laws
- Commander in Chief
- the head of the armed forces
- House of Representatives
- part of Congress picked by each district electing a person
- Bill of Rights
- the first 10 amendments to the Constitution ratified in 1791. They protect the rights of every citizen
- Judicial Branch
- the court system or part of the government that decides the meaning of laws
- Federal Government
- a system that gives power to state and central government
- treaty
- an agreement between two countries
- Executive Branch
- part of the government headed by the president that carries out laws
- bill
- a written idea for a law
- cabinet
- officials appointed by the President as advisors and head the departments in the executive branch
- founding fathers
- members of the Constitutional Convention
- 1st amendment
- gives us the right to free speech
- Three Branches of Government
- the Executive, the Legislative and the Judicial branches