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| appelalate jurisdiction | the legal authority of a court to hear appeals from the lower court |
| balance of power | the division of government powers in such a way that no one individual or group can dominate or control the exercise of power by others |
| electoral college | the group of presidential electors that casts the official vote for president after a presidential election |
| electors | a group of persons selected by each state party to vote for that party's candidates for president and vice president if the party's candidate wins the popular vote in the general election in that state |
| executive power | the powers of the executive branch of the federal government |
| executive departments | cabinet level agencies in the federal government |
| impeach | charging an official with a crime in office for which they can be removed |
| judicial review | the power of courts to declare laws and actions of the local, state or national government invalid if the courts decide they are unconstitutional |
| legislative power | the power to write and enact laws |
| original jurisdiction | the legal authority of a court to be the first to hear a case |
| veto | the consitutional power of the president to refuse to sign a bill passed by Congress, thereby preventing it from becoming a law |
