| Term | Definition |
|---|
| makes laws | legislative branch |
| contorls the spending budget | legislative branch |
| can override a Presidental veto with a 2/3 majority vote | legislative branch |
| can impeach a President | legislative branch |
| can refuse to confirm a President appointments (Pres. cabinet) | legislative branch |
| can refuse to ratify treaties | legislative branch |
| can impeach federal judges | legislative branch |
| can establish lower courts | legislative branch |
| can declare executive actions unconstitutional | judicial branch |
| can declare acts of congress; laws as unconstitutional | judicial branch |
| justices hold their jobs for lifetime (free from executive power) | judicial branch |
| can enforce laws | executive branch |
| can call special sessions of Congress | executive branch |
| can veto acts of Congress | executive branch |
| can suggest laws to Congress | executive branch |
| appoints federal judges | executive branch |
| can grant reprieves or pardons for nonviolent federal crimes | executive branch |
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