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the judicial branchthe constitution says little about the judicial branch it does not precisely spell out the power of the supreme court the
the executive branchthe executive branch headed by the president is to ensure that the laws passed by congress are properly administered and
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making government control itself checks and balancesthe american revolutionaries were understandably distrustful of government they were familiar
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civil society under other forms of governmentvirtually all nations have a civil society of some sort in nations such as the us which allow wide
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rights of citizensamerican citizens expect to enjoy all the rights and freedoms listed in the amendments to the us constitution and they expect the
who is an american citizena citizen is a member of a nation or political community who owes allegiance to that nation and is in turn entitled to
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the fourteenth amendment due process and equal protectionin 1866 in an effort to protect the rights of black southerners after the civil war
the rights of the accusedfully half of the bill of rights the fourth fifth sixth seventh and eighth amendments deal with the rights of persons
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lessons from which we might profit democracy in america in the 1830s a french nobleman alexis de tocqueville made his first visit to the united
how did the compromise of 1850 attempt to balance the interests of pro-slavery and antislavery americansin 1848 the united states gained vast
how did the missouri compromise balance the interests of pro-slavery and antislavery americansthe first major debate over slavery occurred when the
did the us constitution written in 1787 provide for the existence of slavery slavery became stronger not weaker during the era of the american
how did the gold rush affect westward expansionin 1846 while tensions between the us and mexico over texas exploded into war american forces under
what did the famous political slogan54 40 or fight meanwhile the united states fought to capture the southwest it also added lands in the northwest