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The Constitution
What are the rules than run the USA?
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| federalism | the NATIONAL government and the STATE governments SHARE the POWER |
| judicial review | the POWER of the COURTS to decide if LAWS and other government actions are ALLOWED by the CONSTITUTION |
| nobility | Kings, queens, and other ROYAL positions |
| popular sovereignty | the IDEA that the PEOPLE are the SUPREME RULERS of the government |
| separation of powers | the POWER of the NATIONAL government of the US is DIVIDED among THREE BRANCHES |
| unconstitutional | ACTIONS or LAWS NOT ALLOWED by the CONSTITUTION |
| veto | to REJECT and SEND BACK |