Chapter 5 Vocab

2. upper chamber of the U.S. congress
3. system where each branch has the power to check the other branches
5. Important ideas include the separation of powers between branches of government
7. lower chamber of the U.S. congress
8. the power to charge officials in the executive and judicial branches with wrongdoing and bring them to trial.
10. and agreement worked out at the constitutional convention establishing that a states population would determine representation in the lower hose
12. weak executive branch of a government enacts something previously approved of by the legislative branch
14. all citizens of the us
15. congress can review the executive branch to make sure it is following the laws congress passed

1. group of people that seeks to influence public policy on the basis of a particular common interest or concern
4. distribution of the house seats among the states based on population
6. members of congress who represent a particular geographic area
9. a bill that sets aside funds for a specific purpose
11. two branches or chambers
13. use one's authority to reject or cancel