U.S. Government

Separation of powers

• division of government to prevent any one branch from having too much power
• division of government to keep the people from having too much power
• division of the government to prevent dogs and cats from living together 
• division of the government to prevent republicans and deomocrats from argueing  

Checks and balances

• A system in which banks keep track of government loans 
• A system in which each branch of the government has the power to block the actions of the others
• a system in which the government can kick out another branch
• a system in which the government keeps track of their debt level

Made up of two houses

• Interim Committees
• Pardon
• Bicameral
• Federalism

Bill

• A proposed law
• made up of two houses
• Balanced budget
• a district with in a county 

balanced budget

• a condition where you eat enough protien, carbs and dairy at breakfast 
• a strategy that banks use to keep money
• Condition that exists when the government spends more money that it takes in
• Condition that exists when the government spends only as much money as it takes in

Line-item veto

• The power to veto part of a bill and approve others
• the power to only veto bills 
• A power of the legislative branch to approve bills
• veto power of the secretary of state

popular sovereignty

• the power lies with the people
• the power lies with the president 
• the power lies with Canada
• the power lies with dogs

pardon

• Release from punishment for a crime
• release from punishment for a law
• An apology
• An excuse  

franchise tax

• a tax on individual people
• a tax on departments in the school systems
• a tax on certain types of companies that do business in a city
• a tax on ugly people

precinct

• a county within a district
• a district within a county, town or city
• Coppell
• a town within a county