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- 7. The legal rules and procedures established by law and guaranteed by the Constitution that the government must observe before depriving a person of life, liberty, or property
- 9. Congress makes laws
- 10. is the upper chamber of a bicameral (two-house) legislature
- 13. The full House or Senate debates and votes to pass it.
- 14. one of the two chambers of the U.S. Congress, known as the lower house, is responsible for making federal laws
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- 1. government is created by and subject to the will of the people
- 2. Power of the Supreme Court to say whether any federal, state, or local law or government action goes against the Constitution
- 3. Authority not specifically mentioned in the Constitution, but suggested in its language
- 4. How to change Constitution
- 5. President enforces laws
- 6. The process of becoming a citizen of another country
- 8. The division of power among the branches of government; a government structure that has three distinct branches: legislative, executive, and Judicial
- 11. is a set of fundamental principles, established precedents, or laws that form the basis for governing a country, state, or organization, defining the structure of government, its powers, and the rights of citizens
- 12. Courts interpret laws
- 15. 9/13 states needed