Government Flashcards
1
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the status of a citizen with rights and duties
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Citizenship
2
Q
a citizen who acquires citizenship versus a natural born citizen
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Naturalized Citizen
3
Q
supreme or independent power to govern your own organization
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Sovereignty
4
Q
the sharing of power between state and federal governments
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Federalism
5
Q
set of laws that govern the state of Minnesota
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MN Constitution
6
Q
the branch of government that carries out the laws
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Executive branch
7
Q
the branch of government that interprets the laws (understands the laws and what to do if they are broken)
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Judicial branch
8
Q
the branch of government that makes the laws
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Legislative Branch
9
Q
a system where the legislative, judicial and executive branches have power over each other so that no one branch become too powerful
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Checks and Balances
