Junior Scholastic, January 9th, 2006
The writers of the U.S. Constitution didn't want to put too much power into the hands of one person. So they created three branches of government--the legislative (Congress), executive (President), and judicial (Supreme Court). The Constitution gives each branch powers that limit the powers of the other two. These limits are known as checks and balances. Read about how the system of checks and balances works, then fill in the blanks below. The Congress, which consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate, makes the country's laws. * If the President vetoes (rejects) a law, Congres...
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