Government Vocab: Focus on Legislative Branch

It's main job is to create and pass laws

• Congress

• President

• Judge

• Senator

Having the power to make laws

• Impeachment

• Veto

• Legislative

• Checks and Balance

Representative

• Congressman

• President

• Senator

• Judge

The smaller upper assembly in the US Congress

• House of Representative

• Senate

• House of Commons

• The Monarchy

The larger lower chamber in the US Congress

• Legislative

• Senate

• Presisident

• House of Representatives

Proposal of a new Law

• Frank

• Committe

• Article

• Bill

a system of rules created and enforced by the government

• Bill

• Law

• Constitution

• Charter

A system in government where each branch has the power to limit or review the actions of the other branches, preventing any one branch from becoming too powerful.

• Court of appeals

• Supreme Law

• Checks and Balance

• House of Representatives

The process of bringing charges against a government official for wrongdoing.

• Impeachment
• Recall
• Censure
• Dismissal

a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.

• Legislative approval
• Veto power
• Judicial review
• Executive order