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| has the power to make laws also has the power to override a bill that the president veto |
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The power of the executive branch is vested in the President, who also serves as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. The President appoints the Cabinet and oversees the various agencies and departments of the federal government. In order for a person to become President, he or she must be a natural-born citizen of the United States, be at least 35 years of age, and have resided in the United States for at least 14 years. Once elected, the President serves a term of four years and may be re-elected only once. |
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The judicial branch of government is made up of the court system.
The Supreme Court is the highest court in the land.
Courts decide arguments about the meaning of laws, how they are applied,
and whether they break the rules of the Constitution. The Supreme Court [image] [image]
Back Row (left to right): Ginsburg, Souter, Thomas, Breyer
Front Row (left to right): Scalia, Stevens, Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy [image][image][image][image][image]
Kennedy Ginsburg Breyer Souter Scalia
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| When was the Constitution created |
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We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. |
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| 27amendments of the constitution |
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| The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. It was adopted on September 17, 1787, by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and later ratified by conventions in each state in the name of "the People"; it has since been amended seventeen times, besides the 10 added through the Bill of Rights .[1][2] The Constitution has a central place in United States law and political culture.[3] The U.S. Constitution is argued by many to be the oldest living written national constitution.[4] The handwritten, or "engrossed", original document is on display at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C. The United States Constitution has 4,543 words, including the signatures |
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Articles of the constitution |
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The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. It was adopted on September 17, 1787, by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and later ratified by conventions in each state in the name of "the People"; it has since been amended seventeen times, besides the 10 added through the Bill of Rights .[1][2] The Constitution has a central place in United States law and political culture.[3] The U.S. Constitution is argued by many to be the oldest living written national constitution.[4] The handwritten, or "engrossed", original document is on display at the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C. The United States Constitution has 4,543 words, including the signatures.[5] |
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| who created the constitution |
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| members of the constitutional covention |
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| Why was the Constitution written |
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| The United States was in need for a strong centralized government |
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| what problems in our society did the Constitution help solve |
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| it made the economy stronger helped free slaves and also add structure to the government system |
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Where was the Constitution written? |
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| Philadelphia,pennsylvania |
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| what events led to the creation of the constitution |
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| the republicanism in the United States and the british experience with mixed government |
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| The Constitution was modeled after several historical documents |
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| describe these documents and there significance. the declaration of independence, and slavery after the civil war |
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| what are the limitations to the U.S Constitution |
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| people have freedom of speech untill a certain degreee |
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| the people are sovereign they are the only source for any and all government power |
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| powers held by Government distributed are territorial basis |
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| Judicial review is the power of courts to determine wheater what government does in accord with what constitution provides. |
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| holds that no government is all power ful |
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| make the constitution balance and gives no branch of government complete control |
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