Legislative
The legislative branch of a government holds the power to make..
laws
The district courts are the ...level of U.S. courts.
lowest
presidents have been limited to .. terms.
2
Each branch of government can.. the power of the other branches.
control
In the United States, Congress is the legislative branch. Congress also has the power to..
declare war
The Supreme Court has the power to overturn a U.S. law or a state law that does not follow the
Constitution
A group called the .. elects the president and the vice president every four years.
Electoral College
The goal is to make sure that .. is balanced between the branches.
Power
A few legislative agencies, like the Library of Congress, help ... In its work
Congress
One justice writes a statement called an..
Opinion
Congress can accuse the president of breaking the law. This is called..
impeachment
That means that one branch cannot become more .. than the others.
powerful
There are ... representatives in the House.
435
The Court also may .. one of its own decisions in a later case.
reverse
.. was the only president to be impeached twice.
Trump
There are several ways that each branch can .., or control, the other branches.
check
A senator called the ... leads the Senate when the vice president is absent.
president pro tempore
The Court first used judicial review in..
1803
The Department of Homeland Security was created in
2002
The Supreme Court (the judicial branch) can decide that laws passed by Congress (the legislative branch) are ...
unconstitutional