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PUZZLE #14 - CONSTITUTION

IN-CONTEXT WORD DEFINITIONS

ordinance: A law or official rule issued by a local government authority. A rule passed by a city or town government under the larger constitutional system of the United States.

checks and balances: A constitutional system that lets each branch of government limit the powers of the others. A constitutional safeguard that prevents any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.

framers: The delegates who designed and wrote the United States Constitution. The delegates who met after independence to create the Constitution and define the new federal government.

executive: The branch of government that carries out and enforces laws. The presidential branch that puts federal laws into action within the constitutional system.

supreme-court: The highest federal court in the United States. The nation’s highest court which decides major constitutional questions and interprets federal law.

separation: The division of government powers among distinct branches. The constitutional division of authority among legislative executive and judicial branches.

veto: The power to reject a bill or official decision. A presidential power to reject a bill passed by Congress before it becomes law.

judiciary: The branch of government made up of courts and judges that interprets laws. The court system that interprets laws and resolves cases under the Constitution.

ratify: To formally approve and make a treaty amendment or constitution valid. To give formal approval to the Constitution or an amendment so that it becomes legally effective.

laws: Rules enacted by a government that people are required to follow. The binding rules created by government within the limits and authority established by the Constitution.

federalism: A system that divides governmental power between the national government and the states. The constitutional arrangement that shares governing power between the national government and the states.

Secret Word: The branch of government that carries out and enforces laws. The presidential branch that puts federal laws into action within the constitutional system.