Constitution Vocabulary

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  1. 3. checks and __________ is a system that allows each branch of the government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
  2. 6. the branch of government that's function is to pass laws through both chambers by majority vote before it can become a law, can also declare war.
  3. 7. consists of nine justices each appointed by the President and confirmed by Congress. Appointment is for life.
  4. 9. A system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central, or national, government and several regional governments
  5. 11. Popular___________is a constitutional principle stating that the people hold the power in our government. People hold this power with the ability to vote.
  6. 13. has 2 houses, has the power to ratify treaties and declare war, and the power to make laws
  7. 14. the Supreme Court exercises the power to determine the ___________of statutes
  8. 15. the branch of government that interprets congressional laws
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  1. 1. Chief Executive of the United States, Head of State and commander and chief of the US armed forces. He is elected every 4 years by the electoral college. Signs or vetos bills passed to him by Congress.
  2. 2. basic liberties and rights all citizens are guaranteed in the Bill of Rights
  3. 4. a body of enforceable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals and their society
  4. 5. a type of government everyone including all authority figures, must obey laws. Constitutions, statements of rights, or other laws define the limits of those in power so they cannot take advantage of the elected, appointed, or inherited positions
  5. 8. separation of __________is a constitutional division of power among legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive applying and enforcing the law and the judiciary interpreting the law.
  6. 10. a philosophy of limited government with elected representatives serving at the will of the people. The government is based on consent of the governed.
  7. 12. the branch where the President and his cabinet can pass executive orders under certain defined circumstances. It cannot legislate