legislative, executive, and judicial

congressional, executive, and legislative

legislative, executive, and provisional

constitutional, executive, and provisional

divides power equally between the states.

organizes power on state and local levels.

organizes power on federal, state, and local levels.

divides power between executive and judicial branches.

legislating

voting

taxing

teaching

the Senate

the Supreme Court

the State Department

the House of Representatives

people appointed by the Senate

people appointed by the president

people appointed by the Supreme Court

people appointed by the representatives

any state governor

a member of Congress

any citizen of the nation

the president of the US

One chamber of Congress has to vote to pass the bill.

A committee in each chamber of Congress has to approve the bill.

Both chambers of Congress have to resolve any concerns and vote for the bill.

Both chambers of Congress have to send the bill to the Supreme Court to check legal issues.

Congress is the branch of government that interprets the laws. 

Congress is made up of three branches—executive, legislative, and judicial.

Congress is divided into two parts—the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Congress is made up of two elected officials from each state.

by overturning the results of an election

by taking over the executive branch if necessary

by charging public officials with crimes 

by replacing officials in the executive branch

can authorize similar action in the future.

can stop similar action in the future.

assigns jurisdiction to an appeals court 

assigns jurisdiction to a trial court.

trial, appellate, and civil courts.

trial, appellate, and high courts.

family, appellate, and high courts. 

traffic, appellate, and civil courts.

Two years

Four years

Six years

Eight years

declare war on another country

veto, or reject, a bill passed by Congress

decide how to interact with other countries

use troops to enforce US laws

to replace a president who leaves office and to fill in as needed

to advise the president on foreign policy and to negotiate with foreign countries

to develop military policies and to plan responses to national security

to advise the president and cabinet and to represent the United States in legal matters

Both are divided into three branches

Both have divisions called counties

Both are led by a president

Both have a board of supervisors

Counties determine state laws, and towns determine local laws.

In most states, each individual county has its own government.

The federal constitution determines the structure of a county government.

Several states may make up one county and share the same government.

the state court system

the local court system

the federal court system

the municipal court system

federal and state

county and municipal

state and municipal

state and county