Constitution and Legislative Branch Vocabulary Set #1

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A system in which the powers of government are balanced among different branches so that each branch can check or limit the power of other branches.

The branch of government that carries out the laws.

The lawmaking branch of government.

Powers shared by the federal government and the states

Powers given to the federal government by the Constitution.

The distribution of political power among the branches of government giving each branch a particular set of responsibilities.

A system of government in which the power of government is divided between the national government, which governs the whole country, and the state government which governs the people in each state.

Consisting of two houses, as in a law-making body.