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ACOS 2.0 Vocabulary
Key Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| popular sovereignty | government subject to the will of the people |
| federalism | political system in which power is divided between the national and state governments |
| separation of powers | government principle in which power is divided among different branches |
| legislative branch | a branch of government that makes the nation's laws |
| executive branch | branch of government that implements and enforces laws |
| judicial branch | branch of government that interprets laws and renders judgment in cases involving those laws |
| checks and balances | the system in which each branch of government has the ability to limit the power of the other branches to prevent any from becoming too powerful |
| impeach | to formally charge a public official with miscom - duct in office |
| amendments | a change to the constitution |
| veto | power of the chief executive to reject laws passed by the legislature |