Gallopade Chapter 7

the branch of government responsible for interpreting and applying laws

• legislative branch

• executive branch

• judicial branch

a system that gives each branch of government certain powers to limit the powers of the other branches

• checks and balances

• shared powers

• separation of powers

a system where power is divided between branches of the government to make sure no one branch has more power than the others

• checks and balances

• shared powers

• separation of powers

powers, privileges, or claims possessed by someone and protected by law; freedoms

• representative

• republic

• rights

a form of government in which the people rule, either directly or through elected representatives

• debate

• delegate

• democracy

a country governed by elected representatives and by an elected leader

• representative

• republic

• rights

an introduction that states the purpose of a document

• constitution

• preamble

• representative

the branch of government that makes laws

• legislative branch

• executive branch

• judicial branch

settlement of a dispute by each side giving up something and getting something

• compromise

• constitution

• convention

the branch of government that carries out or enforces laws

• legislative branch

• executive branch

• judicial branch