Unit 3 Civics & Economics
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Provides funding to pubic schools & helps students pay for college
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Education
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Builds & Maintains federal highways & Railroads
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Transportation
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Works to protect the Health of al americans and offers services
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Health & Human Services
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Supports Famers
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Agriculture
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Enforces federal laws, prevents crime, & punishes those convicted of federal crimes
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Justice
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Keeps the U.S. safe using army, navy, Marines, airfare, and coast guard
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Defense
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Makes coins, & paper money, tries to help the economy & collect taxes
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Treasury
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Protects the country against terriorism & make sure the borders are safe
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Homeland Security
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Party leader
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Most powerful person within a political party
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Chief Executive
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makes sure the laws are executed or carried out
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Chief Diplomat
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conducts foreign policy
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Commander in Chief
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a person who is in control of all the armed forces of a nation
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Chief Legislator
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Congress has the power to make laws
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Head of State
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One role of the president, through which he or she represents the country symbolically and politically.
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Economic Leader
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In this role the President plans the nation's budget, and works to solve economic problems such as unemployment, rising prices, and high taxes.
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Powers of Congress
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Article 1 Section 8 Collect taxes, borrow money, regulate commerce with other nations, coin money, declare war, control armed forces, make necessary laws
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Presidents Powers
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vetoes bills, makes appointments, pardons people from prosecution / jail
