FoD - Test 3 - Branches of Government

Legislative Branch

this branch can override a president's veto with at least 2/3 voting in favor of it

Legislative Branch

this branch can impeach and accuse the president of wrong doings, resulting in the case going to court

Executive Branch

this branch can sign/veto laws that Congress has passed

Executive Branch

this branch nominates Justices for the Supreme Court

Legislative Branch

this branch approves Justices for the Supreme Court

Judicial Branch

this branch can declare laws passed by Congress to be unconstitutional

Judicial Branch

this branch can declare acts by the president unconstitutional

Executive Branch

this branch carries out laws, directs foreign policy, and leads the military

Executive Branch

members of this branch include the president, vice president, and the president's cabinet

Legislative Branch

members of this branch include the House of Representatives and the Senate

Legislative Branch

this branch makes laws about trade, declares war, and is in charge of taxes

Judicial Branch

members of this branch include the Supreme Court

Judicial Branch

this branch reviews laws, decides states' rights cases, and can declare laws unconstitutional

popular sovereignty

this principle states that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, who are the source of all political power and does not imply any particular political implementation

republicanism

this principle is a form of government allows citizens to vote for fellow citizens to represent them

separation of powers

this principle creates the three branches of government so not one branch holds more power over the other

checks and balances

this principle states that all branches are of equal power and control each other

federalism

this principle states that power is to be shared by that state and federal government

limited government

this principle states that the government is based on the rules of the constitution and can't violate it

individual rights

this principle states that the personal liberties and privileges that people are born with can't be taken away

Thomas Jefferson

this person wrote the Declaration of Independence

July 4th, 1776

this was the date that the Declaration of Independence was passed

life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

these rights are considered unalienable by the Constitution