US Gov Ch. 3 Vocabulary

System of overlapping powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to allow each branch to control the actions of the others.

• Separation of powers

• Checks and balances

• Formal amendment

• Federalism

A change or addition to a constitution or law.

• Article

• Preamble

• Constitutionalism

• Amendment

Introduction.

• Preamble

• Articles

• Section Header

• We, the people.

The first ten amendments to the Constitution.

• English Bill of Rights

• Bill of Attainder

• Bill of Rights

• Writ of Habeas Corpus

Concept that holds that the government and its officials are always subject to the law.

• Rule of law

• Constitutionalism

• Bicameralism

• Democracy

Presidential advisory body, traditionally composed of the heads of executive departments and other officials.

• Congress

• Advisory Committee

• Cabinet

• Committee of Officials

Group of people chosen in each State and the District of Columbia every four years who make a formal selection of the President and Vice President.

• UC College

• Electoral Advisory Committee

• NSA

• Electoral College

The power of the chief executive to reject a bill passed by a legislature.

• Amendment

• Veto

• Treaty

• Executive Agreement

Basic principle that the government and those who govern must obey the law; the rule of law.

• Federalism

• Rule of Law

• Formal Amendment

• Constitutionalism

Numbered sections of a document. The Constitution without amendments is divided into 7 __________.

• Articles

• Amendment

• Change

• Preamble