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The Judicial Branch is made up of the judges and the courts. Currently, there are 9 judges. The judges can declare a law unconstitutional. The highest court is the  supreme court. They are nominated by the president and confirmed by the senate. They serve a life term if they accept.

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The Executive Branch is made up the president, vice president, and cabinet. Executive executes laws. He can also veto a law if he doesn't like it.

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The Legislative Branch is made up of the Senate and House of Representatives. Each state sends 2 people to Senate, so there is 100 people in all. They can over ride a veto made by the president with 2/3 of the Senate. The House of Representatives has 435 people in all by population of each state.

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The first constitution in our nation's history was the U.S. Articles of Confederation. Under the U.S. Articles of Confederation we took "baby steps" as a nation. The government conducted the affairs of the country during the last two years of the Revolutionary War.

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The first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. 1.  Freedom of religion, speech, and the press; rights of assembly and petition. 2. The right to bear arms. 3. Housing of soldiers. 4.  Search and arrest warrants. 5. Rights in criminal cases. 6. Rights to a fair trial. 7. Rights in civil cases. 8.  Bails, fines, and punishments. 9.  Rights retained by the people. 10. Powers retained by the states and the people.

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September, 1620
The Mayflower Compact served as a form of government for the Pilgrims. Without it, the Pilgrims would run wild.

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The Declaration of Independence changed the American "rebellion" against Great Britain into a "revolution." From April 19, 1775 until July 2, 1776 the war was being fought so the colonists could regain their rights as Americans.

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The U.S. Constitution is one of the most influential legal documents in existence. It is a living document. It is one of the world's oldest surviving constitutions. And the Supreme Court continually interprets the Constitution so as to reflect a rapidly changing world.