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Unit 2: Interactions among branches of government
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The three branches of American government—Congress, the courts, and the Executive—are meant to both cooperate and compete, to support or challenge the work of each. Their powers, both Constitutionally-granted and otherwise, are intended to balance and separate the powers of government.Learn
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- Congress: The Senate and the House of Representatives: foundationalGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
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- Structures, powers, and functions of Congress: foundationalGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
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- Congressional behavior: foundationalGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
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- Roles and powers of the president: foundationalGet 5 of 7 questions to level up!
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- Checks on the presidency: foundationalGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
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- Expansion of presidential power: foundationalGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
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- Presidential communication: foundationalGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
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- The judicial branch: foundationalGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
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- Checks on the judicial branch: foundationalGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
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- The bureaucracy: functions and responsibilities: foundationalGet 3 of 4 questions to level up!
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