The Legislative Branch
This Branch makes laws.
Legislative Branch
When the President rejects a bill.
A Veto
This branch enforces laws.
Executive Branch
The courts can declare laws unconstitutional. This balances which branch?
Legislative Branch
This branch interprets laws.
Judicial Branch
The two parts of Congress.
Senate and House of Representatives
Congress can override a veto with this type of majority.
two-thirds of majority
The head of the Executive Branch.
The President
Congress controls government spending. This checks which branch?
Executive Branch
The highest court in the United States.
Supreme Court of the United States
This group has 100 members, two from each state.
Senate
The Senate must approve these Presidential appointments.
judicial and Cabinet appointments
The President’s term length.
four years
The President appoints federal judges. This checks which branch?
Judicial Branch
This power allows courts to declare laws unconstitutional.
The judicial review
This group is based on a state's population.
House of Representatives
The House of Representatives has the power to accuse a President of wrongdoing.
Impeachment
This group advises the President.
The Cabinet
Congress must approve treaties made by the President.
The Senate
There are this many justices on the Supreme Court.
Nine
This document gives Congress its powers in Article I.
U.S. Constitution
The Senate holds this type of trial for impeached officials.
Impeachment Trial
The President can reject a bill using this power.
A Veto
This system prevents any one branch from becoming too powerful.
Checks and Balances
This famous case established judicial review.
Marbury v. Madison