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Vocabulary
The Constitution
Government
The Branches of Gov.
Vocab. 2
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Where the three gov. branches check each others power.
What are checks and balances?
100
What is an amendment?
A change in the Constitution.
100
What powers do the state gov. have?
State rights
100
The person in charge of the executive branch.
Who is the President?
100
Different powers have their own responsibilities.
What is separation of powers?
200
The gov. branch that carries out the laws.
What is the executive branch?
200
What kind of document is the Constitution?
Living Document
200
What is the Judicial Review?
The right of the Supreme Court to tell whether something is Constitutional or not.
200
The group in charge of the judicial branch
Who is the Supreme Court Justice?
200
The right of the people to govern themselves.
What is self-government?
300
The gov. branch that interprets the Constitution.
What is the judicial branch?
300
What does the Constitution do to the federal gov.?
limits it's powers
300
What are the two major political parties?
Democratic and Republican
300
The group in charge of the legislative branch
Who is the Congress?
300
Where one person represents a group of people.
What is Republic?
400
The gov. branch that makes the laws.
What is the legislative branch?
400
What is the intro to the Constitution called?
The Preamble
400
What is Federalism?
The U.S. Constitution establishes division of power
400
The system of power balances.
What are checks and balances?
400
Groups of people who have united to achieve a common goal.
What is Confederation?