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A New Nation Ch. 9
Ch. 9 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Supreme Court and other courts make up this branch | Judicial Branch |
| A law | Ordinance |
| Rejects laws made by Congress | Veto |
| What people pay to borrow money | Interest |
| A system that lets each branch limit the power of the other two branches | Checks and Balances |
| To accept | Ratify |
| Two sides give up something to reach an agreement | Compromise |
| Do not follow rules that are laid out in the Constitution | Unconstitutional |
| The way someone thinks about an issue, an event, or a person | Point of View |
| An official ceremony to make someone President | Inauguration |
| A written plan for government | Constitution |
| The President heads this branch, and it is the branch that makes sure that the laws are understood and followed | Executive Branch |
| Shares power between the states and the central government | Federal System |
| A change to the Constitution | Amendment |
| A government in which the people have the power to make political decisions | Democracy |
| It is a group that shares similar ideas about the government. | Political Party |
| A group chosen by the President to help run the Executive Branch and give advice | Cabinet |
| The city where the government meets | Capital |
| A government in which the citizents elect leaders to represent them | Republic |
| Congress runs this branch and it has two parts, the Senate and The House of Representatives | Legislative Branch |