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\nTHE DECLARATION  \nOF INDEPENDENCE  \nGED Practice: Background…………………………………………………………………………………7  \nLesson  \nGED Practice: Organization ………………………………………………………………………………10  \n4 Basic Concepts……………………………………………………………………………………………………………12  \nGED Practice: Basic Concepts………………………………………………………………………………13  \nTHE U.S. Lesson  \nCoNSTITUTION  \nGED Practice: Origins……………………………………………………………………………………16  \n6 Major Concepts………………………………………………………………………………………18  \nGED Practice: Major Concepts……………………………………………………………………19  \nLesson 7 The Amendment Process…………………………………………………………………………………………21  \nGED Practice: The Amendment Process……………………………………………………………22  \n8 The Bill of Rights ……………………………………………………………………………………24  \nGED Practice:The Bill of Rights………………………………………………………………………………25  \nLesson 9 Later Amendments……………………………………………………………………………………………………27  \nGED Practice: Later Amendments…………………………………………………………………………28  \nLANDMARK SUPREME Lesson 10 The Role of the Supreme Court…………………………………………………………………30  \nCoURT CASES 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