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Brain Pop Branches of Government

Terms in this set (15)

checks and balances
a system in which no one government branch has too much power
impeachment
a tool the legislative branch has to remove the President or Supreme Court justice
executive branch
made up of the president, vice president, and heads of government agenices and departments
senate
made up of 100 members - two from each state
constitution
document that established U.S. government branches
congress
the name given to the House of Representatives and Senate together
supreme court
made up of nine justices who review and rule on court cases
legislative branch
the government branch with the job of writing new laws
executive branch
the government branch that carries out laws, directs foreign policy and national defense
House of Representatives
the members of this group are determined by the population of each state
judicial branch
government branch that interprets the Constitution and shapes its laws
cabinet
advises the president, and its members must be approved by the legislative branch
senate
has the power to consider treaties with foreign countries
Commander-in-Chief
title that the president has ove the military
House of Representatives
has the power to introduce government spending bills
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