1. Chapter 26 Vocabulary
Study Guide

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

3. Federalism

4. Laws or changes in laws

5. Amendments

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

7. Legislative Branch

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

9. Executive Branch

10. To accuse of wrongdoing

11. Impeach

12. People a member of congress represents

13. Constituents

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

15. Checks and Balances

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

17. Reserved Powers

18. People a member of congress represents

19. Constituents

20. Official representatives of foreign governments

21. Ambassadors

22. People who represent groups

23. Lobbyists

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

25. Cabinet

26. The President makes up this branch

27. Legislative

28. The Supreme Court makes up this branch

29. Judicial Branch

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

31. Judicial Branch

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

33. Federalism

34. Laws or changes in laws

35. Amendments

36. To accuse of wrongdoing

37. Impeach

38. People a member of congress represents

39. Constituents

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

41. Checks and Balances

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

43. Reserved Powers

44. People a member of congress represents

45. Constituents

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

47. Legislative

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

49. Executive

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

51. Judicial

52. People a member of congress represents

53. Constituents

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

55. Checks and Balances

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

57. Reserved Powers

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

59. Federalism

60. Laws or changes in laws

61. Amendments

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

63. Legislative

64. To accuse of wrongdoing

65. Impeach

66. People a member of congress represents

67. Constituents

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

69. Checks and Balances

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

71. Reserved Powers

72. People a member of congress represents

73. Constituents

74. Official representatives of foreign governments

75. Ambassadors

76. People who represent groups

77. Lobbyists

78. People a member of congress represents

79. Constituents

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

81. Checks and Balances

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

83. Reserved Powers

84. People a member of congress represents

85. Constituents

86. Official representatives of foreign governments

87. Ambassadors

88. People who represent groups

89. Lobbyists