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| Legislative Branch | Congress makes all the laws for our country. |
| Judicial Branch | The Supreme Court makes sure that all the laws are fair. |
| Executive Branch | The president makes sure that all of the laws are carried out. |
| monument | a building or statue made to honor a person or an event |
| George Washington | our 1st president-He is also known as the Father of our Country. |
| Thomas Jefferson | writer of the Declaration of Independence- He was our 3rd president. |
| Abraham Lincoln | the 16th president of the US-He was the President of the Cival War. He helped free the slaves. |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. | the preacher from Georgia- He had the "had a dream" speech which wanted all people to be treated fairly and not by the color of their skin. He was known as a leader of the Cival Rights movement. |
| Rosa Parks | the black woman who refused to give up her seat on a public bus because she was black. She showed how unfairly blacks were being treated. |
| Thurgood Marshall | The first black lawyer to become a member of the Supreme Court |
| Veteran's Day | Nov. 11th- day set aside to honor people in the military who have defended our country |
| Memorial Day | celebrated in May- day set aside to honor members of the military who have died fighting for our country |
| govenor | elected leader of the state |
| president | elected leader of the country |
| rule | helps make decisions and solves problems at home and school |
