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checks and balances

A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power

legally prescribed limits on the number of terms an elected official can serve (ex: president 4 years)

Branches of Government

Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, Judicial Branch.

executive branch

the branch of government that carries out laws (President, Vice President, departments)

legislative branch

Branch of government that makes the laws; Congress

judicial branch

the branch of government that interprets the laws and the Constitution (Supreme Court)

commander in chief

term for the President as commander of the nation's armed forces

An officeholder who is seeking reelection.

justice on the Supreme Court who presides over the Court's public sessions (a justice is same as a judge- There are 9 justices on Supreme Court)

official count of the population; happens every 10 years only on the years ending with a 0 (1980, 1990, 2000, 2010, etc.)

Importance of U.S. Census

Used to determine a number of Representatives from each state
Used in making decisions about budgeting money for states

A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them (a form of democracy)

government by the people (people vote to make government decisions)

A diplomatic center that a nation maintains in a foreign country; a building where ambassador works

an official representative of the United States appointed by the President to represent the nation in matters of diplomacy (The ambassador lives in a foreign country and is head of the American embassy there.)