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- 3. The President’s official way of saying, “No!” Vetoes block or forbid a bill from becoming law
- 5. Congress, makes laws
- 7. When a law or action goes against the Constitution, it is unconstitutional. The Supreme Court, or the Judicial Branch, decides if a law is unconstitutional
- 8. President, runs the government and sees that laws are carried out
- 10. Each branch of government has the power to check, or limit, the actions of the other two so that no one branch can be too powerful
- 11. To repeal something, usually a law, is to take it back. For example if a tax is repealed, that means people don’t have to pay the tax anymore
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- 1. he idea that powers of government must be clearly defined and divided into legislative, executive, and judicial branches. This is explained in the Constitution so that no one branch is more powerful than the others
- 2. Our constitution is a set of rules that guides how our country works. It explains what the government is, what powers it has, and how it works.
- 4. An amendment is a change to the Constitution. The first ten amendments are known as the Bill of Rights Before a law can be passed by legislators it is first written as a bill and given a number.
- 6. Courts, interprets, or explains, laws.
- 9. When a law is ratified, it is approved. A law or amendment must be ratified, or approved, before it becomes official