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Branch Vocab.docx
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Appoint | Assign a job or role to someone |
| Approve | Officially agree or accept |
| Bicameral | Two house legislature |
| Budget | A plan for spending money |
| Bureaucracy | All government agencies working together |
| Cabinet | Committee of advisors to the Executive |
| Checks & Balances | System of government ensuring limited government |
| Concurrent powers | Powers shared by national and state governments |
| Confirm | Make an appointment formally valid |
| Congress | Branch of government that makes laws |
| Enforce | Carry out laws; make sure laws are followed |
| Executive | Branch of government that enforces laws |
| Expressed powers | Powers specifically stated in the Constitution for the national government |