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Government
Grade 4
Term | Definition |
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Judicial Branch | decides arguments about meanings of laws, decides if a law violates the Constitution. (Supreme Court) |
Legislative Branch | Approves budget, oversees interstate commerce, controls federal taxes and spending (the Senate and the House of Representatives) |
Executive Branch | enforces laws, can veto laws, selects supreme court justices (president) |
separation of power | The powers in the US government are divided up between three branches: executive, legislative & judicial. |
checks and balances | A system where each government branch has powers that keep any other branch from having too much control. |
theme | a lesson learned by one or more characters (a universal truth) |
constitution | Document that explains how a government is organized, how it works and the basic laws of the land. |
government | the governing body of a nation, state, or community |
The Preamble | is the opening statement to the U.S. Constitution |
popular sovereignty | the belief that government is created by and subject to the will of the people |