Government Vocab Part 2

Front

Separation of Powers:

Back

Division of powers into 3 branches to ensure no branch dominates.

Front

U.S. Constitution divides government into __ branches.

Back

3

Front

Who carries out the law?

Back

Executive

Front

Branch that makes laws

Back

Legislative Branch

Front

Branch that interprets laws

Back

Judicial

Front

In charge of the Executive Branch:

Back

President

Front

In charge of the Judicial Branch?

Back

Supreme Court

Front

Checks and Balances: Legislative, Judicial, and Executive branches check each other's power.

Back

Legislative, Judicial, and Executive branches check each other's power.

Front

President's power to reject a bill

Back

veto

Front

If the President signs a bill,

Back

it becomes a law.