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Quiz Free basic education is from ____ to ____. The 1st academic institution a child attends is called ______ school or ______ school. High schools offer both basic curricular courses and ______ courses. GPA stands for _______. A ______ has both undergraduate and graduate schools. A ______ offers the first 2 years of college only. An English major can earn a _______ degree after successfully completing 4 academic years in college. Doctor of Philosophy can be shortened as ____. Quiz 2 The ______ is the supreme law of USA. The power of government is split between the ______ and the ______ government. To American people, rights are something ____ by the government. The legislative branch of the federal govenment is called ______. It consists of 2 parts. They are _____, which has ___ members, and _____, whose members are elected every __years. In the process of making a law, the president has a right to ____, which means to reject. Pentagon is the official workplace for Department of _____. Lecture 4American Political System The Consitution of USA The Fedaral Government The State Local Government Political Parties General Election The Constitution of USA It is the supreme law of the U.S.. It is the framework for the organization of the U.S. government and for the relationship of the federal government with the states, citizens, and all people within the United States. The Constitution of USA - It grants and limits power. Government principles / common features: Separation of Powers Checks and Balances Federalism Republicanism Popular Sovereignty Civil Rights and Liberties Separation of Powers The constitution divides the powers of the government into 3 branches so that no one branch has all the power. The Executive, headed by the president The Legislative, including both houses of Congress – the Senate and the House of Representative The Judicial, headed by the Supreme Court Checks and Balances The Constitution limits the power of each government branch, an