| Term | Definition |
| legislative branch | override a President's veto |
| legislative branch | approve treaties |
| legislative branch | can impeach and remove President and other high officials |
| legislative branch | prints and coins money |
| legislative branch | raises and supports armed forces |
| legislative branch | declares war |
| legislative branch | regulates foreign and interstate trade |
| legislative branch | Passes Laws |
| Executive Branch | proposes laws |
| Executive Branch | can veto laws |
| Executive Branch | negotiates foreign treaties |
| Executive Branch | serves as commander in chief of armed forces |
| Executive Branch | appoints federal judges, ambassadors, and other high officials |
| Executive Branch | can grant pardons to federal offenders |
| Executive Branch | Carries Out Laws |
| Judicial Branch | Interprets Laws |
| Judicial Branch | can declare laws unconstitutional |
| Judicial Branch | can declare executive actions unconstitutional |