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Checks and Balances
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Designed by the framers of the Constitution so that no one branch could have more power than another branch.
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Legislative Branch
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Congress; considered the lawmaking body; made up of the Senat and House of Representatives.
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Executive Branch
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President; Cabinet; administers and enforces the law.
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Judicial Branch
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Made up of judges and the federal courts; interprets the law.
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Constitutional Law
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Consists of the US constitution and the constitution of the individual states. The Constitution only addresses the relationship between individuals and their governament; not private entities.
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