Structure and powers of the Federal Government
distributed equally among the 3 branches
power
how one branch keeps the power of the other branches in line
checks
this branch does what with existing laws
enforces them
this is their entire job
making the laws of the nation
highest court of our nation
U.S. Supreme Court
is bicameral
legislative branch
synonym for same
equal
this type of legislation is called
representative government
checks the executive branch by
declaring executive acts unconstitutional
is made up of higher and lower entities
judicial branch
which branch can check other branches
all three
the executive branch uses many executive __________ to enforce the laws
agencies
the Congress checks the Executive branch by
impeaching the president or other executive member
checks the legislative branch by
declaring laws unconstitutional
has a cabinet of advisors and agencies
executive branch
to keep one branch from becoming more powerful than the other two
why the framers created the checks and balances system
checks the legislative branch by
vetoing laws passed by Congress
The legislative branch checks the Judicial branch by
rejecting judicial appointments
interpret laws
this branch is the most powerful
wrong! they are equal
all branches are ______________ of one another
independent
checks the judicial branch by
appointing federal judges (including the Supreme Court Justices)
Congress can also check the executive branch one other way
by overriding a presidential veto with a 2/3 vote in both houses
the main types of cases the U.S. Supreme Court hears
civil liberties