Branches of Government/Checks and Balances

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  1. 4. How can congress overturn a presidential veto, this is an example of congressional "Check" power
  2. 6. The legislative branches main body
  3. 10. This is the main function of the Legislative Branch
  4. 11. How can the supreme court check a congressional law?
  5. 12. This branch is designed to make sure laws are legal and apply them to cases
  6. 15. Number of branches of government
  7. 16. This is the main function of the judicial branch
  8. 18. the total number of senators in congress
  9. 23. The presidents advisors, including the vice president, make up the presidents___________
  10. 24. 1 of 2 US senators from KS
  11. 26. the Senate is often referred to as the _________ because it has 2 representatives from each state
  12. 30. How many total years can a president serve in office
  13. 33. the president is also called the _____________, who has supreme command of the United States Military
  14. 34. the system used by our government to make sure that a single branch doesn't gain too much control over the others
  15. 35. this house of congress gets its representation by the population of each state
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  1. 1. This is the executive branches main body
  2. 2. This branch is designed to make law
  3. 3. This branch is designed to make sure laws are carried out
  4. 5. A government in which power rests with the citizens who vote for their representatives
  5. 7. Our government is unique in that we intentionally______ power among the branches
  6. 8. if the president and vice president both could not serve in the role of president, who takes over? The _________ of the House of Representatives.
  7. 9. How long are the terms of the senators in the US Senate
  8. 13. How long is a term of a united states supreme court justice
  9. 14. How can a president "check" congress when it comes to a bill that congress has passed if the president doesn't like it
  10. 17. number of congressmen/women from KS in the house of representatives
  11. 19. This is the main function of the Executive Branch
  12. 20. a person who interprets the law and sits on the supreme court
  13. 21. The supreme law of the United States
  14. 22. there are 2 of these for each state in the equal house in congress
  15. 25. 1 of 2 US senators from KS
  16. 27. The total number of justices on the supreme court
  17. 28. The judicial branches main body
  18. 29. How long are the terms of representatives in the US House
  19. 31. this house of congress is called the equal house
  20. 32. The house of representatives gains its members according to the __________ of each state