Legislative Branch
Writes and Passes Laws
What is the legislative branch?
Carries out and enforces the law
What is the executive branch?
Decides what the laws mean and whether the law follows the Constitution
What is the Judicial branch?
The Upper house of the United States Congress
What is Senate?
The enforcer of federal law, and serves as the head of state and government.
What is the President?
The highest national court
What is the Supreme Court?
The Lower chamber of the U.S. Congress
What is the House of Representatives?
An advisory body made up of the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch.
What is the U.S. President's Cabinet?
A set of laws and principles that governs a nation, state, or organization
What is the Constitution?
The Formal process of charging a public official with misconduct or serious wrongdoing while in office
What is Impeachment?
The act of forgiving a person for an offense, mistake, or crime without exacting punishment
What is a Pardon?
Means that a law, policy, executive action, or legal procedure goes against or violates the rules, structure, or guaranteed rights set forth in a constitution
What is Unconstitutional?
A judicial officer who presides over cases within the United States federal court system
What is a Federal Judge?
An official power or right to unilaterally reject, block, or prohibit a decision, proposal, or law passed by another person, group, or branch of government.
What is a Veto?
A higher judicial body that reviews decisions made by lower trial courts to check if the law was applied fairly and correctly
What is the Court of Appeals?