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decides if laws are constitutional

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carries out laws

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makes laws

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How is power divided in the United States government? - Belinda Stutzman

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Bill of Rights
December 15, 1791
Written by James Madison in response to calls from several states for greater constitutional protection for individual liberties

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Articles of Confederation
November 15, 1777
The Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States.

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Declaration of Independence
July 4, 1776
the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia in the Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall), approved the Declaration of Independence, severing the colonies' ties to the British Crown.

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Mayflower Compact
September, 1620
The Mayflower Compact allowed goverment in the colonies, without the colonist would run wild.

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Constitution
March 4, 1789
Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence,