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US Government
Ch.1 Sec.5 The Constitution
Term | Definition |
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checks and balances | each branch of the government has ways to limit the power of the other branches, which keeps the power equal among all the branches |
judicial review | the power of the courts to decide if laws and other government actions are allowed by the Constitution |
separation of powers | the power of the national government of the United States is divided among three branches |
unconstitutional | actions or laws not allowed by the constitution |
veto | to reject and send back |
federalism | the national government and the state government share powers |
nobility | kings, queens and other royal positions |
popular sovereignty | the idea that the people are the supreme rulers of the government |