Branches/Checks and Balances

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  1. 8. This is the main function of the Legislative Branch
  2. 9. There are 2 of these in the equal house in Congress
  3. 10. The ultimate law of the United States
  4. 14. This branch is designed to make sure laws are legal and apply laws to cases
  5. 15. This is the executive branches main body
  6. 17. What power does the President have to "check" congress, when it comes to a bill that congress passed that the president may not like
  7. 18. The chamber of congress is called the equal house
  8. 19. a person who rules on the law and sits on the Supreme Court
  9. 20. How can congress overturn a presidential veto, this is an example of a congressional "check" power
  10. 22. How long is a term of a United States Supreme Court Justice
  11. 24. This is the main function of the Judicial Branch
  12. 26. The total number of years that a president can serve
  13. 27. The presidential advisors make up this extension of the executive branch
  14. 28. The president is also referred to as___, who has final "go or no go" decision making authority in regards to military opertaions
  15. 29. The total number of US Senators in Congress
  16. 31. The Judicial Branches main body
  17. 32. This chamber of congress gets its representation according to the population of each state
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  1. 1. This branch is designed to create/make law
  2. 2. 1 of 2 senators from the state of KS
  3. 3. Our government is unique in that we intentionally______ power among the branches
  4. 4. This is the main function of the executive branch
  5. 5. 1 of 2 senators from the state of KS
  6. 6. How can the supreme court check a law passed by Congress and signed by a President
  7. 7. The house of representatives gains its members according to the _____ of each state
  8. 11. How long are the terms of the sentators in the US Senate
  9. 12. Number of branches in our government
  10. 13. A government in which power rests with the citizens who vote for their representatives
  11. 16. The system used by our government to make sure that a single branch doesn't gain too much control over the others
  12. 21. The senate is often referred to as the _____ because it has 2 from each state
  13. 23. This branch is designed to make sure laws are carried out
  14. 25. How long are the terms of representatives in the US House
  15. 30. The total number of justices on the supreme court