Branches-Government
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| What are the two chambers (parts) of the legislative branch? | Senate
House of Representatives
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| What is another name for the legislative branch? | Congress
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| What is the job of the judicial branch? | Interpret the Constitution
Decide if Laws are Constitutional
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| What is the highest court called? | Supreme Court
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| What is the job of the executive branch? | Implement the Laws
Carry Out the Laws
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| What is the job of the legislative branch? | Make Laws
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| Who is part of the executive branch? | President
Vice President
Cabinet
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| What is the president's cabinet? | a group of 15 advisors, the heads of the executive departments
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| How does the legislative branch check the president's power? (3) | impeaching the president
congress approves presidential appointments (the Supreme Court, for example)
congress can override the president's veto
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| How does the executive branch check the legislative branch's power? | the president can veto laws that congress makes
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| How does the executive branch check the judicial branch's power? | the president can nominate Supreme Court Justices
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| How does the judicial branch check the executive branch's power? | overturning executive orders
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| How does the judicial branch check the legislative branch's power? | declaring laws unconstitutional
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| How does the legislative branch check the judicial branch's power? (2) | impeaching judges
congress can overturn Supreme Court decisions by making amendments to the constitution
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