US Government and Law Branches of Government

A system in which no one government branch has too much power

• CHECKS AND BALANCES

• CABINET

• EXECUTIVE

A tool the legislative branch has to remove the President or a Supreme Court justice

• LEGISLATIVE

• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

• IMPEACHMENT

Made up of the President, Vice President, and heads of government agencies and departments

• EXECUTIVE

• LEGISLATIVE

• CONGRESS

Made up of 100 members-two from each state

• SENATE

• SUPREME COURT

• CABINET

The document that established U.S. government branches

• CONSTITUTION

• COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF

• IMPEACHMENT

The name given to the House of Representatives and Senate together

• CONGRESS

• JUDICIAL

• SUPREME COURT

Made up of nine justices who review and rule on court cases

• SUPREME COURT

• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

• CABINET

The government branch with the job of writing new laws

• LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

• CONSTITUTION

• OMMANDER-IN-CHIEF

The government branch that carries out laws and directs foreign policy and national defense

• EXECUTIVE BRANCH

• CONSTITUTION

• CHECKS AND BALANCES

The members of this group are determined by the population of each state

• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

• CONSTITUTION

• EXECUTIVE BRANCH