Chapter 3: "The Constituion"

4. The power of the judicial branch to check the power of the legislative and executive branches by declaring their acts unconstitutional.
5. Division of government powers among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
6. Organized group that seeks to win elections in order to influence the activities of governments.
7. The leaders of executive departments, who also act as advisers to the president.
8. Any majority that is larger than a simple majority, such as three-fifths, two-thirds, or three-fourths.
9. Agreement or compacts the U.S. President makes with foreign leaders or foreign governments.
15. The form of political organization in which power is divided among a central government and territorial subdivisions, the United States, among the national, state, and local government.

1. The principle that the powers and functions of government are restricted by the U.S. Constitution and other laws.
2. that every member of a society, including the ruler of government, must follow the law.
3. A system in which each branch of government is able to limit the power of the other branches.
10. The body of 538 people elected from the 50 states and District of Columbia to cast the official votes that elect the president and vice president.
11. A law that violates the Constitutional.
12. A refusal by the president or the government to sign a bill.
13. To cancel or revoke a law by a legislative act.
14. The inability to govern effectively due to separation of powers or a conflict between political parities.