Principles of Govt. and Powers of the 3 Branches
Judicial Branch
Branch that has the power SENTENCE or decide the punishment for lawbreakers
Executive Branch
Branch that has the power to APPOINT federal JUDGES
Legislative Branch
Branch that has the power to DECLARE WAR
Executive Branch
Branch that has the power to LEAD the Armed Forces during a WAR
Judicial Branch
Branch that has the power to SETTLE DISPUTES between STATES
Executive Branch
Branch that has the power to VETO a bill sent to it by CONGRESS because they want it to become a LAW
Legislative Branch
Branch that has the power to approve of federal appointments - like Supreme Court Justices
Legislative Branch
Branch that has the power to create a FEDERAL BUDGET
Judicial Branch
Branch that has the power to declare laws or actions by the government UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Legislative Branch
Branch that has the power to override a VETO with a 2/3 VOTE
Executive Branch
Branch that represents our nation in the world - they meet with leaders from other countries
Legislative Branch
CREATES or MAKES laws
Judicial Branch
Consists of ALL the courts in the U.S.
Executive Branch
ENFORCES or carries out laws
President
Head of the EXECUTIVE Branch
Judicial Branch
INTERPRETS laws
Popular Sovereignty
Idea that POWER lies with the PEOPLE
Separation of Powers
Idea that PREVENTS one person or group from having too much CONTROL over the government
Checks and Balances
Idea that allows different branches of government to LIMIT the POWER of other branches of government
Separation of Powers
Idea that led to the Constitution creating the THREE BRANCHES of our government
Rule of Law
Idea that nobody is above the LAW
Supreme Court
Main group within the JUDICIAL Branch
Congress
Main group within the LEGISLATIVE Branch
Voting
One way in which we participate in showing the WILL OF THE PEOPLE based on the idea of POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
Separation of Powers
PRINCIPLE that led to the creation of the THREE BRANCHES
Checks and Balances
PRINCIPLES that created the idea that each branch should have powers that LIMIT the powers of other BRANCHES
Senate
Part of CONGRESS that each state is guaranteed TWO representatives
House of Representatives
Part of CONGRESS that has representation based on POPULATION
Congress
Senate and the House of Representatives make up this part of the LEGISLATIVE Branch