The US Constitution and Bill of Rights

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  1. 4. Congress that is based on equal representation (2 per state)
  2. 5. The system in which each branch of government checks on the other two branches so that no one branch becomes too powerful
  3. 8. the first 10 amendments to the US Constitution
  4. 9. US Supreme Court interprets the laws
  5. 11. Congress makes the laws
  6. 13. The Constitution allows the people to elect people to make the decisions
  7. 15. principles and laws of a country
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  1. 1. President enforces the laws
  2. 2. Congress that is based on state’s population
  3. 3. People rule the government; the people have the power; citizens show their power by voting
  4. 6. The US Constitution splits powers between the three branches of government (legislative, executive, and judicial branches)
  5. 7. The rights of the Supreme Court to determine is a law is constitutional
  6. 10. a legislative body having two houses (Senate and House of Representatives)
  7. 12. a system of government in which power is SHARED between the federal government and the states:
  8. 14. The power of the executive branch (the president) to reject a bill passed by the legislature (Congress)