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3 Branches

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Checks and Balances   used to keep the government from getting too powerful in one branch  
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Impeachment   To accuse an official from breaking the law and try to remove them from office  
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Separation of Powers   Each branch of government has its own job  
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Congress   The House of Representatives and the Senate together are called this.  
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Supreme Court   A part of the Judicial branch that is made up of nine justices appointed by the president and approved by Congress.  
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Senate   Made up of 100 elected senators. Part of the Legislative Branch.  
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US Constitution   The document that established the 3 US branches of government.  
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House of Representatives   the lower house of Congress, consisting of a different number of representatives from each state, depending on population  
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Cabinet   Advises the president. The members are approved by the Legislative Branch.  
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Commander in Chief   The title the president has over the Department of Defense, the military.  
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veto   A president can do this to a bill if he does not want it to become a law.  
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President   This person has to be 35 years old, a natural  
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Senator   Each term is 6 years  
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House of Representative member   Each term is 2 years  
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Legislative Branch   the branch of government that makes the laws  
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Executive Branch   Enforces laws  
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Judicial Branch   the branch of government that interprets laws  
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Speaker of the House   the leader of the majority party who serves as the presiding officer of the House of Representatives  
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Vice President   Leader of the Senate  
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Treaty   a formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries  
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Ratify   to approve  
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bill   a proposed law  
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Census   the official count of a population  
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Rule of Law   No one is above the law  
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Chief Legislator   The role of the president in influencing the making of laws in Congress.  
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Chief Diplomat   The role of the president in recognizing foreign governments, making treaties, and effecting executive agreements.  
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Job of Senate   Approve actions and appointments of the:President,Treaties,Judges,Ambassadors,Presidential cabinet, and try impeachments  
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Department of Justice   Federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (includes FBI, Civil Rights Division, Antitrust Division, Drug Enforcement Administration...)  
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State Department   department that handles relations with other nations  
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Administrative Agency   to make sure regulations are followed by the rest of the country  
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Marbury v. Madison   lets the courts say that Congress or the President is doing something unconstitutional  
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Code of Hammurabi and Magna Carta   Influences on American Law  
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Judicial Review   lets the courts review cases of previous courts  
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Appeals Court   examines the decision of the previous court  
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Writ of Certiorari   Order by the Supreme Court directing a lower court to send up the records of a case for review  
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