Checks and Balances, executive branch, federalism, judicial branch, legislative branch, separation of powers
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- Q1
The system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches
majority rule
federalism
checks and balances
disenfranchise
30s - Q2
the part of government that carries out, or executes, the laws
legislative branch
judicial review
executive branch
judicial branch
30s - Q3
the constitutional system that shares power between the national and state governments
interest group
federalism
separation of powers
interstate commerce
30s - Q4
the part of government, consisting of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, that interprets the laws
judicial branch
checks and balances
executive branch
legislative branch
30s - Q5
the law-making part of the government, called the legislature. To legislate is to make a law.
legislative branch
federalism
executive branch
judicial branch
30s - Q6
a key constitutional principle that divides the functions of government among three branches—legislative, executive, and judicial—to prevent any one branch from gaining too much power
separation of powers
majority rule
federalism
checks and balances
30s