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| US Constitution | the supremem law of the United States |
| America colonies | the first 13 American settements |
| Revolutionary War | American colonists fought against Great Britain |
| Three branches of government | Executive, Legislative, Judicial |
| Executive branch | President, Vice President, and cabinet members; is responsible for enforcing the laws |
| Legislative branch | House of Representatives and the Senate (Congress); responsible for making the laws |
| Judicial branch | the Supreme Court; responsible for assuring the laws are constitutional |
| amendment | a change to the Constitution |
| Bill of Rights | the first 10 amendments added to the Constitution |
| 13th Amendment | abolished slavery |
| 15th Amendment | gave voting rights to all men regardless of race |
| 19th Amendment | gave women the right to vote |
| 26th Amendment | lowered the voting age to 18 yrs old |
| 1st Amendment | people have the right to practice any religion, say or publish what they want, and peacefully protest what they dont like |
| 2nd Amendment | people have the right keep and carry weapons |
| 3rd Amendment | People do not have to let soldiers live in their homes |
| 4th Amendment | People cannot search you or your belongings with a good reason approved by a judge (warrent) |
| 8th Amendment | freedom from exessive bail and cruel or unusual punishment |
| Amendments 5,6 and 7 | establish rights dealing with fair trials including the right to due process, freedom from having to speak against yourself, freedom from being tried twice for the same crime, right to a speedy trial, right to an attorney, right to hear the charges against you and see and hear the witnesses against you |
