Government

2. System in which governmental power is divided into two or more levels, usually a central, national government and component state governments.
6. philosophy of that asserts that the people are the ultimate source. of their government's authority
7. the house's power to formally charge top government officials with"treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanor's; the senate acts as a trail court for impeachment cases
9. the fist ten amendments to the constitution; protects citizens' democratic rights by limiting the power of state and national governments
12. the judicial branch's power to review the constitutionality of laws passed by the legislative branch or of actions taken by the executive branch and to declare them unconstitutional
13. the president's power to oppose a bill passed by congress by refusing to sign that bill into law
14. the principle of keeping each branch of government in check through the power of another branch of government.

1. the principle of dividing national power among three different branches of government, to prevent any group or individual from gaining too much control
3. the minimum number of members needed to transact business in the house or the senate
4. a constitution principle that limits government to only those powers granted by law
5. the formal introduction of a constitutional amendment
8. the formal approval process of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty
10. a situation that occurs when one branch of government purposely halts the political process of another branch
11. the constitution's introduction, which explains the constitution's nature and pupose
15. official government count of the United States population, taken every ten years and used to determine the number of re[resentatives for each state