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civics three branche

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a system where one person or group of people do not have too much power because each branch can monitor the others checks and balances
which branch makes laws legislative
which branch enforces laws executive
two parts of congress senate and house of reps
how many senators are in congress 100
how many years is a senator in congress once selected 6
how many years does a house of representative serve 2
there are _ supreme court justices 9
the house of reps has _ elected reps 435
who are the judges that interpret the laws according to the constitution supreme court justices
main responsibility of the legislative branch write, debate, and pass bills then passed to the president
main responsibility of surpreme court to make sure all courts follow the constitution
the legislative branch ... makes laws
the executive branch ... enforces laws
the judicial branch ... interprets laws
the legislative branch includes ... congress
the judicial branch includes ... the supreme court
in the executive branch what helps the president to enforce laws departments and agencies
in the judicial branch who helps the supreme court interpret laws state and federal courts
the legislative branch can ... raise a military and declare war, impeach the president, pass bills over a presidential veto and a 2/3 majority vote
the judicial branch can ... review and overturn executive orders of the president
the executive branch can ,,, veto laws
this branch contains the head of the federal court system or "chief of justice" judicial
the branch contains the leader of the arm forces or "commander in chief" executive
this branch contains the house of reps legislative
our system that divides power between our federalism government and our state governments is called what federalism
what is the process for nominating someone to supreme court , who starts the process and who makes the final descision the president, us senate makes the descision
checks the legislative branch has judges must be confirmed by congress, and they can impeach and remove judges while the judicial branch can declare acts of congress unconstitutional.
checks the executive branch has legislative - can veto laws but Congress can override with 2/3 majority
checks the judicial branch has can declare the president's actions unconstitutional
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