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Purposes of Government as Listed in the Preamble
The 7 articles of the Constitution
Amendments
The Amendment Process
The 3branches of Government
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
How a Bill becomes a Law
Checks and Balances
Federalism
The system of
checks and balances
is used to keep the government from getting too powerful in one branch. For example, the Executive Branch can veto bills from the Legislative Branch, but the Legislative Branch can override the veto.