Title: Answers
Headings: The Constitution
The Constitution
Federalism
Congress
The Presidency
Congressional – Presidential Relations
The Bureaucracy
The Judiciary
First Amendment Freedoms
Rights to Life, Liberty, and Property
Equal Rights Under the Law
Political Beliefs and Behaviors (10-20%)
The American Political Landscape
Public Opinion, Participation, and Voting
Political Parties
Interest Groups
Campaigns and Elections
The Media
Making Economic and Regulatory Policy
Making Social Policy
Making Foreign and Defense Policy

Content: For example: Congress legislative branch can pass laws, but the president executive branch can veto them. Congress can override the president's veto. The Supreme Court judicial branch can declare a law approved by Congress and the president unconstitutional. The president can appoint judges to the Supreme Court, but Congress must approve them. A2-Parker Jenkins
Separation of powers believes in the equal allocation of constitutional authority between the three branches of government. The concept of Checks and Balances state that each has a role in the actions of other branches. Also each branch is politically independent of others. These two ideas are directly related; while Separation of powers is the overall belief of governmental equality, the idea of checks and balances is what keep the branches independent and able to maintain their own power.