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Details Title The Three Branches of Government Description Lesson 7 Vocbaulry Total Cards 43 Subject Civil Engineering Created 02/17/2011

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Term Rule of law	Definition Basic principle of republicanism that says every member of society must follow the same laws.
Term Articles I, II, and III	Definition Articles of the Constitution that cover the three branches of government.
Term Legislative leader	Definition Presidents propose legislation or obligated.
Term Executive branch	Definition Part of the government, head by the president, that carries out the laws.
Term Judical review	Definition Especially the power of the Supreme Court to declare a law or judicial decision unconstitutional.
Term House of Representatives	Definition Lower body of the nation's bicameral legislature.
Term Apportionment	Definition Division of the state into congressional and state senate and house districts of equal population for purposes of represention.
Term Senate	Definition Upper house of a legislature.
Term Speaker of the House	Definition Majority party leader of the lower legislative body in a congress, for example, the federal House of Representatives.
Term President of the Senate	Definition Role of the vice president of United Staes.
Term President pro Tempore	Definition Senator elected as president of the Senate in the absence of the vice president.
Term Majority leader	Definition
Term Minority leader	Definition
Term Party whips	Definition
Term Bills	Definition
Term Laws	Definition
Term Veto power	Definition
Term Committee system	Definition
Term Seniority system	Definition
Term Filibuster	Definition
Term Cloture	Definition
Term Non-legislative powers	Definition
Term Impeachment	Definition
Term Censure	Definition
Term Expulsion	Definition
Term Immunity	Definition
Term Writ of habeas corpus	Definition
Term Bills of attainder	Definition
Term Ex post facto laws	Definition
Term Commander in chief	Definition
Term Party leader	Definition
Term Presidential succession	Definition
Term State of the Union	Definition
Term Executive orders	Definition
Term Executive agreement	Definition
Term Pardons	Definition
Term Commutations	Definition
Term Reprieves	Definition
Term Original jurisdiction	Definition
Term Appellate jurisdiction	Definition
Term Concurrent jurisdiction	Definition
Term Exclusive jurisdicton	Definition
Term Chief executive	Definition

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