8th grade, Ch. 9 Constitution

the system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches

the part of government that carries out, or executes, the laws

the constitutional system that shares power between the national and state governments

an organization that actively promotes the view of some part of the public on specific issues in order to influence government policy

trade and other business dealings between two or more states

the part of government, consisting of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, that interprets the laws

the power of the Supreme Court to decide whether laws and acts made by the legislative and executive branches are unconstitutional

the lawmaking part of government, called the legislature. To legislate is to make a law.

a basic principle of democracy that says laws are passed by majority vote and elections are decided by a majority of the voters

the idea that the government’s authority comes from the people