The Constitution

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The branch of government that interprets the laws

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Judicial branch

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The power to accuse a government official of committing a crime

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Impeach

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The branch of government that carries out laws

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Executive branch

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An agreement in which each side gives up some of what it wants

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Compromise

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Reason for calling a Constitutional Convention

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To improve the Articles of Confederation

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Major weakness of the government under the Articles of Confederation

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Congress did not have the power to collect taxes

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Reason for limiting the power of the president

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To ensure the president never had as much power as a king

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Main job of making laws

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Congress

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Advisors to the head of the executive branch

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Cabinet

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Role of the Judicial Branch

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Settles disagreements about what a law means or how it applies to a situation.