<div>Lesson 2: The Constitution: A More Perfect Union</div> <div> </div> <div>Vocabulary Quiz</div>

Checks and Balances

Idea that government’s authority comes from the people

Power of the Supreme Court to decide whether laws and acts made by the legislative and executive branches are unconstitutional.

Divides the functions of the governements into three branches to prevent any one branch from gaining too much power.

System that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches.

Executive Branch

Law-making part of the government

Carries out, or executes, the laws

Supreme court and lower federal courts that interpret laws.

Federalism

Divides the functions of the governements into three branches to prevent any one branch from gaining too much power

System that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches.

Shares power between the national and state governments

Trade and other business dealings between two or more states.

Interest Group

Idea that government’s authority comes from the people

Divides the functions of the governements into three branches to prevent any one branch from gaining too much power.

An organization that actively promotes the view of some part of the public on specific issues in order to influence government policy.

Basic principle of democracy that says laws are passed by majority vote.

Interstate Commerce

Trade and other business dealings between two or more states.

Divides the functions of the governements into three branches to prevent any one branch from gaining too much power.

Power of the Supreme Court to decide whether laws and acts made by the legislative and executive branches are unconstitutional.

Basic principle of democracy that says laws are passed by majority vote.

Judicial Branch

Supreme court and lower federal courts that interpret laws.

Carries out, or executes, the laws

Law-making part of the government

Judicial Review

System that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches.

Power of the Supreme Court to decide whether laws and acts made by the legislative and executive branches are unconstitutional.

Idea that government’s authority comes from the people

Shares power between the national and state governments

Legislative Branch

Carries out, or executes, the laws

Law-making part of the government

Supreme court and lower federal courts that interpret laws.

Majority Rule

Idea that government’s authority comes from the people

Divides the functions of the governements into three branches to prevent any one branch from gaining too much power.

Basic principle of democracy that says laws are passed by majority vote.

An organization that actively promotes the view of some part of the public on specific issues in order to influence government policy.

Popular Sovereignty

System that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches.

Idea that government’s authority comes from the people

System that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches.

Divides the functions of the governements into three branches to prevent any one branch from gaining too much power.

Separation of Powers

Idea that government’s authority comes from the people

System that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches.

Divides the functions of the governements into three branches to prevent any one branch from gaining too much power.

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