Branches of Government - Chapter 2: Lesson 2

The branch of government that makes the laws

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

The branch of government that carries out laws

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Branch of government that decides if laws are carried out fairly

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law

• veto

• cabinet

• checks and balances

• Congress

Head of the Executive Branch / Commander in Chief

• Congress

• Supreme Court

• President

• cabinet

A group of advisors to the President

• Congress

• Supreme Court

• President

• cabinet

Senate and House of Representatives

• cabinet

• Congress

• Supreme Court

Head of the Judicial branch of the government - highest court in the land.

• checks and balances

• Congress

• Supreme Court

A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power

• veto

• checks and balances

• cabinet

• Congress