Branches of Government

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The ____ are the people who wrote the U.S. Constitution

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framers

Front

When the Constitution was drafted, the framers (the people who wrote it) divided the Federal government’s powers between the ________

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legislative, executive, and judicial branches

Front

The Legislative Branch of government is Congress, and they _________

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make laws

Front

_____________ enforces laws and approves and recommends new laws

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executive branch

Front

The__________ is headed by the Supreme Court and its 9 justices

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judicial branch

Front

The branches work together in a complex system of __________

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checks and balances

Front

The framers (writers) of the Constitution didn’t want any one branch to have ___________

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too much power

Front

The Supreme Court is the highest court in the country

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True

Front

The Constitution contains _________ (sections)

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7 Articles

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A change to the Constitution is an amendment. The first 10 amendments are called the ________

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Bill of Rights