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Ch. 7 section 3
History vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| federalism | the sharing of power between federal and state governments |
| legislative branch | the branch of government that makes the nation's laws |
| executive branch | the branch of the government, headed by the president, that carries out the nation's laws and policies |
| judicial branch | the branch of government, including the federal court system, that interprets the nations laws |
| checks and balances | the system in which each branch of government has a check on the other two branches so that no one branch becomes too powerful |
| amendment | an addition to a formal document such as the Constitution |
| Electoral College | a special group of voters selected by their state's voters to vote for the president and vice president |
| tradition | cultural beliefs and practices |
| reside | to exist or live within |