Savvas Chapter 4 Study Guide

a part of government that makes laws

• Congress

• legislative

• bill

• veto

a group of advisors to the president

each branch of government can check the power of another

• ideals

• executive

• checks and balances

• Congress

the branch of government that makes certain laws are constitutional

something that stands for something else & that has meaning to people

the legislative body

• Congress

• executive

• legislative

• judicial

the branch of government that carries out the laws

an idea for a law written down for government to decide on

• executive

• representative

• ideal

• bill

a person chosen to speak for others

president's power to reject

• veto

• checks and balances

• landmark

• symbol