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3 Branches
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Checks and Balances | used to keep the government from getting too powerful in one branch |
| Impeachment | A tool the legislative branch has to remove the president or a Supreme Court justice, or judge. |
| Separation of Powers | Each branch of government has its own job |
| Congress | The House of Representatives and the Senate together are called this. |
| Supreme Court | A part of the Judicial branch that is made up of nine justices appointed by the president and approved by Congress. |
| Senate | Made up of 100 elected senators. Part of the Legislative Branch. |
| US Constitution | The document that established the 3 US branches of government. |
| House of Representatives | the lower house of Congress, consisting of a different number of representatives from each state, depending on population |
| Cabinet | Advises the president. The members are approved by the Legislative Branch. |
| Commander in Chief | The title the president has over the Department of Defense, the military. |
| veto | A president can do this to a bill if he does not want it to become a law. |
| President | This person has to be 35 years old, a natural |
| Senator | Each term is 6 years |
| House of Representative member | Each term is 2 years |
| Legislative Branch | the branch of government that makes the laws |
| Executive Branch | Enforces laws |
| Judicial Branch | the branch of government that interprets laws |
| Speaker of the House | the leader of the majority party who serves as the presiding officer of the House of Representatives |
| Vice President | Leader of the Senate |
| Treaty | a formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries |
| Ratify | to approve |
| bill | a proposed law |
| Census | the official count of a population |
| Rule of Law | No one is above the law |
| Chief Legislator | The role of the president in influencing the making of laws in Congress. |
| Chief Diplomat | The role of the president in recognizing foreign governments, making treaties, and effecting executive agreements. |
| Job of Senate | Approve actions and appointments of the:President,Treaties,Judges,Ambassadors,Presidential cabinet, and try impeachments |
| Department of Justice | Federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (includes FBI, Civil Rights Division, Antitrust Division, Drug Enforcement Administration...) |
| State Department | department that handles relations with other nations |
| Administrative Agency | to make sure regulations are followed by the rest of the country |
| Marbury v. Madison | lets the courts say that Congress or the President is doing something unconstitutional |
| Code of Hammurabi and Magna Carta | Influences on American Law |
| Judicial Review | lets the courts review cases of previous courts |
| Appeals Court | examines the decision of the previous court |
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