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Chapter 26 Vocabulary Study Guide

The division of power between the states and the federal, or national government

Federalism

Laws or changes in laws

Amendments

The branch that is made up of a lot of people/congressmen

Legislative Branch

This branch states that the President does not create laws but only approves it.

Executive Branch

To accuse of wrongdoing

Impeach

People a member of congress represents

Constituents

System that gives each branch of government ways to limit the powers of the other two

Checks and Balances

Are powers that the constitution neither gives to congress nor denies to the states

Reserved Powers

People a member of congress represents

Constituents

Official representatives of foreign governments

Ambassadors

People who represent groups

Lobbyists

Important group of policy advisors to the President made up of executive department heads and a few other officials

Cabinet

The President makes up this branch

Legislative

The Supreme Court makes up this branch

Judicial Branch

This branch makes sure that legal issues don’t go unsettled

Judicial Branch

The division of power between the states and the federal, or national government

Federalism

Laws or changes in laws

Amendments

To accuse of wrongdoing

Impeach

People a member of congress represents

Constituents

System that gives each branch of government ways to limit the powers of the other two

Checks and Balances

Are powers that the constitution neither gives to congress nor denies to the states

Reserved Powers

People a member of congress represents

Constituents

The branch that is made up of a lot of people/congressmen

Legislative

This branch states that the President does not create laws but only approves it.

Executive

This branch makes sure that legal issues don’t go unsettled

Judicial

People a member of congress represents

Constituents

System that gives each branch of government ways to limit the powers of the other two

Checks and Balances

Are powers that the constitution neither gives to congress nor denies to the states

Reserved Powers

The division of power between the states and the federal, or national government

Federalism

Laws or changes in laws

Amendments

The branch that is made up of a lot of people/congressmen

Legislative

To accuse of wrongdoing

Impeach

People a member of congress represents

Constituents

System that gives each branch of government ways to limit the powers of the other two

Checks and Balances

Are powers that the constitution neither gives to congress nor denies to the states

Reserved Powers

People a member of congress represents

Constituents

Official representatives of foreign governments

Ambassadors

People who represent groups

Lobbyists

People a member of congress represents

Constituents

System that gives each branch of government ways to limit the powers of the other two

Checks and Balances

Are powers that the constitution neither gives to congress nor denies to the states

Reserved Powers

People a member of congress represents

Constituents

Official representatives of foreign governments

Ambassadors

People who represent groups

Lobbyists