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U.S. Government
Branches of Government Vocabulary 2
Question | Answer |
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Directly Elected | Elected by the people |
Appointed | Assigned to job by government official |
Branch of government considered Branch of the people | Executive branch |
Job of president | Enforce laws |
Ratify | To approve something |
Freedom of the Press | The right to circulate opinions in print without censorship by the government under the First Amendment |
Implied powers | Powers exercised by Congress which are not explicitly given by the Constitution itself but necessary and proper to execute the powers |
Checks and Balances | An organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups |
Direct Democracy | A form of democracy in which people decide on a policy initiatives directly |
Legislation | Laws, considered collectively |
Federalism | The federal principle or system of government |
Supreme Court | Highest judicial court in a country or state takes judicial precedence over all other courts in the nation |
Senate | Smaller upper assembly in the US Congress |