Government Vocab

The branch that makes laws

• Legislative branch

• Executive branch

• judicial branch

• compromise

The branch carries out laws

• legislative branch

• executive branch

• judicial branch

• compromise

The branch that interprets laws

• compromise

• legislative branch

• judicial branch

• executive branch

a agreement where each side gives up something they want

• compromise

• cabinet

• veto

• rule of law

a group of advisers to the president

• impeach

• cabinet

• veto

• checks and balances

to accuse or charge a government official

• cabinet

• rule of law

• impeach

• checks and balances

the system under which each branch of government limits or checks the powers of the other branches

• impeach

• rule of law

• veto

• checks and balances

a set of public laws that apply to all people

• rule of law

• compromise

• checks and balances

• impeach