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What is the Legislative Branch?
The branch of government that makes the laws
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What is the Executive Branch?
The branch of government that carries out the laws
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What is the Judicial Branch?
System of courts to interpret and apply the law.
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What is Checks and Balances?
Each branch of government is able to check, or restrain the power of other branches.
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What is the Senate?
The assembly of Congress with 100 members, 2 from each state.
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Who is the President of the United States?
The position in charge of the Executive Branch
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What is the Court of Appeals
A court with appellate jurisdiction that hears appeals from the decisions of lower courts
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What is an Amendment?
Changes to the constitution.
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What is the House of Representative?
The assembly of Congress with 435 members, state population determines how many members are from each state.
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What is a veto?
Rejection by a president or governor of legislation passed by a legislature
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What is the Supreme Court
The highest federal court in the United States
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What is the Bill of Rights?
1st 10 amendments to the constitution.
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What is a bill?
a draft of a proposed law presented to congress for discussion.
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What is an executive order?
Directive issued by a president or governor that has the force of law
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What is a civil law
A law that governs relationships between individuals and defines their legal rights
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What is the Electoral College?
Group of people who would be named by each legislature to select a President & V.P.
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What is an override a veto?
Requires at least a 2/3 majority in both houses to become a law without the approval of the president. This is one way that the legislative branch checks the executive branch.
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What is Commander-in-Chief?
The role of the president as supreme commander of the military forces of the united states and of the state national guard units when they are called into federal service
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What is a Judicial Review
The power of the supreme court to declare laws and actions of local, state, or national governments unconstitutional
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What is the Separation of Power?
Split of authority among the Legislature, Judicial, & Executive branches.
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