Civics - Ch. 3 Lessons 3 and 4 Vocab

the opening section of the Constitution

• Preamble

• article

• amendment

• legislative branch

one of several main parts of the Constitution

• Preamble

• article

• amendment

• executive branch

any change in the Constitution

• Preamble

• article

• amendment

• judicial branch

the lawmaking branch of the government

• legislative branch

• judicial branch

• executive branch

• article

the branch of government that carries out the laws

• legislative branch

• executive branch

• judicial branch

• amendment

the branch of government that interprets the laws

• legislative branch

• executive branch

• judicial branch

• Preamble

the idea that power lies with the people

• popular sovereignty

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

• amendment

a government that can only do what the people allow it to do

• limited government

• popular sovereignty

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

the principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern

• rule of law

• limited government

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

the split of authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches

• separation of powers

• rule of law

• popular sovereignty

• limited government