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The Consitution 2
SEPARATION OF POWERS
Term | Definition |
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SEPARATION OF POWERS | DIVIDING REPSONSIBILITIES AMONG THE THREE BRANCHES PREVENTS ANY ONE BRANCH FROM ACQUIRING TOO MUCH POWER. |
CHECKS AND BALANCES | EACH BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT IS PERMITTED TO EXERCISE SOME CONTROL OVER THE OTHERS |
LEGISLATIVE | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE MAKE THE LAWS TO GOVERN OUR COUNTRY |
EXECUTIVE | ENFORCE THE LAWS |
JUDICIAL | INTERPRET THE LAWS |
3 WAYS IN WHICH THE POWERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARE DIVIDED | LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL BRANCHES |
POWERS ARE SEPARATED BECAUSE | SO NO ONE BRANCH GETS TO BE TOO POWERFUL |
THE JOB OF THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH IS | MAKE LAWS, CHECK THE EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL BRANCHES |
THE JOB OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH IS | TO CARRY OUT THE LAWS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH |
TWO BRANCHES CHECKED BY THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH | EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL |
TWO BRANCHES CHECKED BY THE JUDICIAL BRANCH | EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE |