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Stack #4643423
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches. | checks and balances |
| to take away the right to vote | disenfranchise |
| The part of government that carries out, or executes, the laws. | executive branch |
| the constitutional system that shares power between the national and state governments | federalism |
| 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 | interest group |
| The part of the government, consisting of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, that interprets the laws. | judicial branch |
| The power of the Supreme Court to decide whether laws and acts made by the legislative and executive branches are unconstitutional. | judicial review |
| The law making part of the government, called the legislature. To legislate is to make a law. | legislative branch |
| a basic principle of democracy that says laws are passed by majority vote and elections are decided by a majority of the voters | majority rule |
| The idea that the government authority comes from the people. | popular sovereignty |
| 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. | separation of powers |
| the power of Indigenous tribes to govern themselves | tribal sovereignty |
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