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Vocabulary
Judicial Branch
Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Anything Goes
100
An idea for a law.
What is "a bill"?
100
The head of the Judicial Branch.
What is "the Supreme Court"?
100
The head of the Legislative Branch.
What is "U.S. Congress"?
100
The head of the Executive Branch.
What is "the President"?
100
Individuals who vote for the people in the Legislative Branch.
What is "U.S. citizens who are at least 18 years old"?
200
To reject a bill.
What is "veto"?
200
The number of justices in the Supreme Court.
What is "nine"?
200
The two parts of Congress.
What is "the Senate and House of Representatives"?
200
Wartime powers of the Executive Branch.
What is "Commander-in-Chief"?
200
The place where the President works.
What is "the Oval Office in the White House"?
300
To choose between two or more candidates.
What is "to vote"?
300
A judge on the Supreme Court.
What is "a justice"?
300
The number of senators in the Senate.
What is "100"?
300
People who help the President make decisions in the Executive Branch.
What is "The Vice President and the Cabinet"?
300
The person who has the option to veto a law passed by Congress.
What is "The President"?
400
A person who is trying to be elected.
What is "a candidate"?
400
The term of a Supreme Court justice.
What is "until death or retirement"?
400
The number of representatives that are a part of the House of Representatives.
What is "435"?
400
The maximum number of years the President can serve as leader of the United States.
What is "eight"?
400
A document that explains how a government is organized.
What is "Constitution"?
500
A place where votes are recorded.
What is "a poll"?
500
The main job the Judicial Branch.
What is "to evaluate or review the laws (check to see if the laws are fair)"?
500
The main job of the Legislative Branch.
What is "to create laws"?
500
The main job of the Executive Branch.
What is "to carry out laws"?
500

A system where each government branch has powers that keep any other branch from having too much control.

What is "checks and balances"?