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Each branch of government has no more or less power than the others, creating an equal balance. Think of them as see-saws: if any of them had too much power, our government would be out of balance!
When the Legislative Branch (the Senate, the Unicameral, House of Representatives, the City Council) creates a new law, the Executive Branch (the President, the Governor, the Mayor) has to agree to it before it can be put into effect.
If the Executive Branch does not agree with the law, it has the power to veto, or cancel it.
If the Judicial Branch (the United States Supreme Court, the State Supreme Court, county and district courts) thinks a law goes against the Constitution, that branch of government can judge a law to be illegal.
GOVERNMENT FOUNDERS CHECKS BALANCES BRANCH POWER SUPREME VALUES PROBLEM THREE
Find the words by looking up, down, backwards, forwards, sideways, and diagonally.
B R A N C H G I N
A O M
L C P O T E V T O
A F O U N D E R S
N V W
C A E T K I N E O
E L R A N C M
S U P
N E T A T S N H N
O S W A
… understanding how your government works.
E L B O R P
S S T R U C
R E M
L T T T C
E R I
STATE COLIN LAWS STAR VETO
E L
Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognize identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
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