The law making body (legislative branch) of a City
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Check and Balances
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system by which each branch of goverment check or control the actions of the other branches
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Judicial Branch
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Branch of government that decides if laws are carried out fairly.
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Capital Building
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A building where the congress meets in Washingtion, D.C.
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Supreme Court
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the highest judicial court in a country or state.
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Veto
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Chief executive's power to reject a bill passed by a legislature
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Constitution
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A written plan of government at the federal and state level.
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Legislative Branch
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the branch of government having the power to make laws. Federal branch is the House of Representatives and local it is usually a council.
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Services
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Activities performed by people, firms or government agencies to satisfy economic wants.
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White House
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President lives and works here in Washington, D.C.
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Mayor
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the head of a city government
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Democracy
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where citizens can vote in elected officials at the federal, state and local levels
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Laws
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Written rules of conduct enacted and enforced by the government
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Executive Branch
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the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws and the head of this branch is the President. Locally it is the Mayor.