Unit test civics 1

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Legislative branch

Part of govt which passes laws and made of the house and the senate

Judicial Branch

* Part of the government that decides if laws are constitutional and takes on large cases.

Executive branch

* Part of govt that is responsible for executing laws and making quick decisions.

Anarchy

No government

Representative Democracy

* we elect leaders to make laws for us

Oligarchy

Few people rule

Direct Democracy

people vote on everything

Dictatorship

one person has absolute power and control

Junta

- group of people who takes over the govt

Theocracy

No separation between religion and state.

declares laws unconstitutional -

judicial

enforces the laws -

executive

prints money -

legislative

makes treaties -

executive

declares war -

Legislative

appoints judges, ambassadors and cabinet members -

executive

approves presidential appointments -

legislative

makes a state of the union address every year -

executive

decides what a law means

judicial

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collects taxes -

legislative