Vocabulary Terms
Meaning: the principle that everyone, including government leaders, is subject to the same laws
Rule of Law
Congress which is split into two chambers: Senate and House of Representatives
Legislative Branch
Meaning: to impose
Levy
Can create or abolish courts
Congress
Supreme Court judges can be removed through _________
impeachment
Meaning: to approve
Ratify
The House has the ______________________. In other words, all revenue and spending bills begin in the chamber
power of the purse
Meaning: the process of bringing a legal case in front of a higher court to review the decision of a lower court
Appeal
_______ justices sit on the Supreme Court and serve for life or retirement
9
The vice president of the United States presides over the ______________
Senate
Meaning: reason to believe a person is guilty of a crime
Probable Cause
Includes the President of the United States
Executive Branch
Meaning: the results of an election based on individual ballots cast by citizens
Popular Vote
The ______________ is the head of the Supreme Court and is in charge when the court is in session
chief justice
______ decides how laws are to be enforced
President
Meaning: The idea that the government's authority depends on the people agreeing to respect and abide by that authority
Popular Sovereignty
Holds the office of the Supreme Court
Judicial Branch
Meaning: the division of power in the American government by which each branch prevents the others from becoming too powerful
Checks and Balances
There are ______ Representatives of the House and _____ Senators of the Senate.
435 and 100
Chief executive of the Executive Branch
President of the United States
Meaning: The ability of the Supreme Court to have the final say in whether laws adhere to the Constitution
Judicial Review
Sits at the top of the judicial pyramid that includes circuit courts and district courts
Supreme Court
Meaning: a system of government in which the national government shares power with other levels of government, such as the states
Federalism
The ___________ also acts as head of state, commander in chief of the military, and head of government.
President
Congress can override a veto with a __________ vote
2/3 or two-thirds