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- 3. of the minority Protects minority rights
- 4. of the governed Citizens of a country give their permission for the government to operate
- 7. of rights First ten amendments
- 8. of law All people must follow the laws, and that the laws are enforced fairly
- 9. and balances Power divided among branches of government
- 10. Group of people who are the members or citizens of a state
- 14. Organization inside a state that controls the actions and policies of the state
- 17. Process that allows immigrants to become citizens
- 18. An official document that gives the rules for how a government runs
- 23. democracy Citizens elect representatives that make decisions for the people and are responsible to the people
- 24. Elected head of republic
- 25. Paragraph that introduces the constitution and explains the purpose of the U.S government
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- 1. A set of things that people believe they should be free to do without restrictions
- 2. Body of people living in a defined space.
- 5. Branch Branch that carries out laws
- 6. college Group of people called electors who cast the actual votes for the president
- 11. branch United states congress
- 12. process People have the right to fair and reasonable laws.
- 13. of allegiance Last step in the process of becoming a U.S citizen
- 15. Being a member of a nation or country and having full rights and responsibilities under the law
- 16. Process of gathering support for a candidate
- 19. Division of power among a central government and smaller regional governments
- 20. Document that voters cast their vote on
- 21. Introduces bill to the floor of the house of representatives
- 22. Draft of a law