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| Popular Sovereignty | The idea that the government’s authority comes from the people |
| Legislative Branch | The law-making part of government, called congress. To legislate- is to make a law |
| Executive Branch | The part of government that carries out the laws To execute- carry out the laws |
| Judicial Branch | The part of government, consisting of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, that interprets the laws |
| Judicial Review | The power of the Supreme Court to decide whether laws and acts made by legislative and executive branches are unconstitutional |
| Checks and Balances | The system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches |
| Interstate Commerce | Trade and other business dealing between two or more states |
| Federalism | The constitutional system that shares power between the national and state government |
| Majority Rule | A basic principle of democracy that says laws (or elections) are passed when receiving the most votes |
| Interest Group | An organization that actively promotes the view of some part of the public on specific issues in order to influence government policy |
| Amendment | A change to the Constitution |
