GOVT: Unit 4 Vocabulary Flashcard 1

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Branch of government that executes (carries out) the laws made by the legislative branch. Headed by the President.

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Executive Branch

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The lawmaking branch of the government, known as Congress

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Legislative Branch

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The branch of government that decides the meaning of laws, how to apply them to real situations and determines if the laws break the rules of the Constitution. The United States Supreme Court is the highest court in the US

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Judicial Branch

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Executive leader of the United States of America, can sign a bill into a law or veto it.

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President

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A rule issued by the president that has the same force of a law and does not need Congressional approval.

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Executive order

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Power of Congress to accuse a president or federal judge of wrongdoing and remove the person from office if found guilty

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Impeach

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Powers not listed in the Constitution, but used to carry out an expressed power

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Implied Powers

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Powers of the national government specifically listed in the Constitution

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Expressed Powers

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The dividing of government power into branches. Articles I, II, III of the Constitution created the branches

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Separation of Powers

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A legislature that has two houses/ branches

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Bicameral