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- 3. government- a group of leaders who run the entire country. In a federal government, the country is made up of many states
- 6. first part of a text. it explains why the paper was written
- 7. group of people selected to decide whether someone has broken a law
- 9. place people move to from another country. A colony is ruled or lead by the country the people moved from.
- 11. Change a piece of text. you can amConstitutiontitution by adding a new law, it is called an amendment
- 13. people who live in a colony
- 14. freedoms that people have. rights include the right to say and write what you think
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- 1. part or piece of writing in a text. The are articles in the US constitution
- 2. rule people must obey in a state or country
- 4. written text or paper. The US Consitution is a document
- 5. a change made to a piece of writing. The change could be a text change or something that has been added to the text. An amendment to the Consitution is when you add a new law.
- 8. government- group of leaders who run a state. each state in the UNited States has a state government.
- 10. person who knows the law. Lawyers help people who go to court. they try to get the jury to agree with that person's opinion.
- 11. state that someone has committed a crime or broken a law
- 12. trail- when a group of people on a jury listen in a court to decide if a law has been broken. A court is a place where people go if they are accused of breaking a law.
