Legislative Branch
This branch makes the laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
This branch enforces the laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
This branch interprets the laws.
What is the Judicial Branch?
Each branch can check or limit the powers of the others through this system.
What are checks and balances?
This level of government is in charge of a country.
What is the federal government?
This is the building where the Legislative Branch meets.
What is the Capitol?
This is the head of the Executive Branch.
Who is the President?
This is the highest court in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court?
The President can do this to bills they do not like.
What is veto?
This level of government is in charge of a state.
What is the state government?
This part of the Legislative Branch has 100 members.
What is the Senate?
This group helps the President make important decisions.
What is the Cabinet?
This person leads the Supreme Court.
Who is the Chief of Justice?
This branch reviews laws to ensure they are constitutional.
What is the Judicial Branch?
This type of government shares power between federal and state levels.
What is federalism?
These people are elected to represent the people in the House of Representatives?
What are Representatives?
This person takes over if the President cannot serve.
Who is the Vice President?
This document's laws are interpreted by the Judicial Branch.
What is the Constitution?
This kind of majority in Congress can override a Presidential veto.
What is two-thirds?
This law applies to the entire country.
What is federal law?
This term describes the two parts of Congress.
What is bicameral?
This is the official residence of the President.
What is the White House?
Judges in higher courts are often called this term.
What are justices?
Congress can do this to the President or judges if they break the law.
What is impeachment?
This amendment reserves powers for states and people.
What is the Tenth Amendment?