Separation of Powers - dividing power among several branches of government so no one person or part can get too much power, Checks and balances - a system by which each branch of government has powers that affect and control the other branches so that no branch becomes too powerful., Legislative Branch - Writes laws (Congress) Has these checks & balances: Impeach the president or Supreme Court justices; Override a presidential veto w/ ⅔ vote; Approves presidential appointees to the Supreme Court; Controls $, Executive Branch - Enforces laws (President, Vice President, Cabinet, etc) Has these checks & balances: Can veto (strike down) a bill passed by congress; Can appoint justices to the Supreme Court, Judicial Branch - Judges / interprets laws (Supreme Court) Has these checks & balances:can rule a law or executive order unconstitutional, Veto - to strike down (in this case, a bill), Article I - Part of the Constitution that lays out the roles, powers and limits of the Legislative Branch of the United States Government (Congress), Bicameral - A legislature consisting of two parts, or houses, census - a population count of citizens in the United States every 10 years, important for determining the number of representatives a state receives in the House of Representatives, district - A section of a state a Representative in the House is responsible for representing. (These are redrawn every ten years after the census population count and the number of seats a state receives in the House is determined.), committee - A subgroup of the House or Senate established for the purpose of considering legislation, conducting hearings and investigations, or carrying out other assignments as instructed by its respective Chamber., constituents - the people an elected official is responsible for representing, enumerated powers - the powers of Congress specifically listed in the Constitution, implied powers - powers of Congress not specifically listed in the Constitution, but suggested by the necessary and proper clause, Necessary and proper clause (aka elastic clause) - a clause of the Constitution that says Congress can make laws that are "necessary and proper" for carrying out its enumerated powers, which gives Congress additional powers outside of those specifically listed., Bill - a draft of a proposed law, Speaker of the House of Representatives - the leader of the House of Representatives, selected by and from the Majority party. Keeps the House in order and assigns committee memberships and chairmanships., President Pro Tempore of the Senate - this person oversees Senate proceedings when the vice president can not be there. The longest serving Senator from the majority party in the Senate is usually elected to this position., Majority Leader - Leaders elected by the party in the Senate and House with the most members at the beginning of each Congress who serve as spokespersons for their party's positions on issues. This leader schedules the daily legislative agenda, creates the rules of debate and has the right to be called upon first., Minority Leader - Leaders elected by their party in the Senate and House with fewer members at the beginning of each Congress who serve as spokespersons for their party's positions on issues., Majority Party - political party with the most members in a house of Congress, Minority Party - political party with fewer members in a house of Congresspolitical partypolitical party, political party - a group of people who share the same beliefs about government.,

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