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US Constituion Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Checks and balances | The system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches |
| Disenfranchise | To take away the right to vote |
| Executive branch | The part of government that carries out, or executes, the laws |
| Federalism | The constitutional system that shares power between the national and state governments |
| Interest group | An organization that actively promotes the view of some part of the public on specific issues in order to influence government policy |
| Interstate commerce | Trade and other business dealings between two or more states |
| Judicial branch | The part of government, consisting of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, that interprets the laws |
| Judicial review | The power of the Supreme Court to decide whether laws and acts made by the legislative and executive branches are unconstitutional |
| Legislative branch | The lawmaking part of government, called the legislature. To legislate is to make a law. |
| Majority rules | A basic principle of democracy that says laws are passed by majority vote and elections are decided by a majority of the voters |
| Popular sovereignty | The idea that the government’s authority comes from the people |
| Separation of powers | A key constitutional principle that divides the functions of government among three branches—legislative, executive, and judicial—to prevent any one branch from gaining too much power |
| Tribal sovereignty | The power of Indigenous tribes to govern themselves |
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