CE 6 Vocabulary Review

Proposed law

• Bill

• Separation of Powers

• Bicameral

Legislature with 2 houses

• Congress

• Separation of Powers

• Bicameral

Legislative branch for the national government that contains the House of Representatives and Senate

• Congress

• White House

• Federalism

Division of the government into 3 branches

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

• Bicameral

Branch of government that deals with the court systems

• Executive Branch

• Judicial branch

• Legislative Branch

Branch of government that deals with lawmaking

• Executive Branch

• Judicial branch

• Legislative Branch

Top level officials that advise the president

• Executive branch

• Congress

• Cabinet

Rules in the Constitution that give each branch the power to stop unwise actions by other branches.

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

House in Congress for 435 elected members

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Executive branch

House in Congress with 100 (2 per state) elected members-

• Legislative branch

• House of Representatives

• Senate