Legislative | Executive branch | judical branch | seperation of powers |
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What is legislative branch
makes the laws
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What is job of executive branch
carry out the laws
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What is jducial branch
decide if laws are unconsitutional
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What is the main goal of checks and balances
prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful
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What is Legislative branch was established by
Article l
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What is the country’s Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces
President
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What is number of justices
9
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What is checks and balances of the judical branch over both legislative and executive branches is called
judical review
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What is "bicameral legislature"
legislative branch didived into The House of Representatives and Senate
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what is number of executive departments that help the president
15
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What is way members of the judicial branch appointed
by the president and confirmed by the senate
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What is the steps to added a amendment to the consitution
first 2/3 of the Senate and Congress must approve the amendment then 3/4 of the states must agree to approve it before it can be added to the Constitution.
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What is number of House of Representatives
435 representatives
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what is to enforce federal laws, prevent crime, and punish those convicted of crimes department
labor
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what is The court’s opinion on a case
majority opinion
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What is rule of law
The government has to follow the laws too
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What is number of senators
100 members
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What is the President pro tempore
"president for a time" when absence of vice president
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what is he review by the U.S. Supreme Court of constitutional validity of a certain legislative act. Judicial review was established by the landmark Supreme Court case of Marbury v. Madison 1803.
Judicial review
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what is seperation of powers
Makes sure the 3 branches have their own niche but don't over power the other
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