Democracy and 3 Branches of Government

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Which is NOT an action an ordinary citizen can take to tip the power away from those who already have it: Physical Force, Run for Office, Protest or Boycott, 1st Amendment Rights... Speak out, Write about it, Social Media?

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Cross your fingers that the problems will be fixed

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Who Checks Who? House of Representatives votes to impeach the president

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Legislative check on Executive Branch

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Who Checks Who?? The President vetoes an act of Congress

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Executive check on Legislative Branch

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Who Checks Who? The Supreme Court judges a law to be unconstitutional

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Judicial check on Legislative Branch

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Branch of government writes the laws

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Legislative Branch

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Branch of government enforces the laws

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Executive Branch

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Branch of government makes sure laws are constitutional or fair

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Judicial Branch

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When the president does not agree with a bill, he can ______ that bill.

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veto

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The system of ________ keeps each branch from overpowering the other branches.

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Checks and Balances

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What do these groups of people have in common? Wealth, Famous, Government

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They hold the most power in our democracy.