State Constitutions

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Government operates at multiple levels: city, county, state, and national. Each has specific responsibilities, and they often cooperate on issues like disaster relief.

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1Citizens elect representatives to make laws.
2The U.S. has three branches of government.
3The Constitution was written in 1787.

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