vocab gov

1. the only part of the government that can make new laws or change existing laws
3. division and sharing of power between the national and state governments.
6. power held by the court
7. government by the people
8. the division of government responsibilities into distinct branches to limit any one branch
9. system to prevent any one branch from having too much power than the other
10. the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group
11. no to a law
13. the system to govern a state or community
14. two chambers
15. the United States Government, its legislative.executive and judicial.branches and the statutes, rules, and regulations enacted by those branches of government.
17. system of government by one person with absolute power
18. absolute ruler

2. the power to execute the laws
4. a supreme ruler
5. someone who believes in the type of political system in which states or territories share control with a central government
9. power is distributed and limited by a system of laws that must be obeyed by the rulers
10. When a group of people or nations form an alliance
12. of the United States
16. Rights, an act that the Parliament of England passed on December 16, 1689
19. of Confederation,written document that established the functions of the national