Constitution and Government vocab (25-26)

A written plan for government

• Preamble

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Legislative

The branch of government that carries out the laws; led by the President

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Executive

• Checks and Balances

The branch of government that makes the laws, like Congress

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Bill

The branch of government that decides what laws mean and makes sure they are fair

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Political Party

The beginning of the Constitution that explains its purpose

• Amendment

• Bill of Rights

• Veto

• Preamble

Each branch of government has ways of limiting powers of the other branches

• Checks and Balances

• Election

• Veto

• Preamble

First ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution that protect important freedoms and rights

• Constitution

• Preamble

• Amendment

• Bill of Rights

A change to an article in the Constitution

• Veto

• Political Party

• Amendment

• Bill of Rights

A refusal to sign a law

• Veto

• Bill

• Amendment

• Judicial

a proposed new law

• Election

• Amendment

• Veto

• Bill