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| the people and laws that run a place |
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| government of the United States |
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| the government of Louisiana |
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| the government of Gonzales or Ascension Parish |
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| a rule that is made by the government |
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| a building in which the government leaders meet |
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| a city in which the government of a state or country is located |
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| a written plan of government |
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| the capital of the United States |
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| What are the three branches of government? |
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| the legislative, the executive, and the judicial |
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| What is the job of the legislative branch? |
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| Who makes up the legislative branch at the local level? |
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| Who makes up the legislative branch at the state level? |
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| the State Congress - the Louisiana Senate and the Louisiana House of Representatives |
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| Who makes up the legislative branch at the national level? |
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| the U.S. Congress - the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives |
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| Who is the head of the Executive Branch at the local level? |
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| Who is the head of the Executive Branch at the state level? |
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| Who is the head of the Executive Branch at the national level? |
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| Who makes up the Judicial Branch at the local level? |
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| Who makes up the Judicial Branch at the state level? |
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| the State Supreme Court judges |
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| Who makes up the Judicial Branch at the national level? |
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| the United States Supreme Court judges |
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| What is the job of the Judicial Branch? |
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| to decide if a law is fair; to decide if a law has been broken |
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