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Terms To Know
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| balancing powers | an idea that no one government branch is given so much power that it can completely control other branches |
| checking powers | an idea each branch can stop the other branches from making final decisions or from taking certain actions |
| Executive branch | This branch of government carries out and enforces the laws. |
| Judicial branch | This branch of government that decides what the laws mean. |
| Legislative branch | This branch of government that makes the laws. |
| separation of powers | an idea that divides the power of government among its branches so that no one branch is the strongest. |
| United States Supreme Court | the highest court in the judicial branch |