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Constitutional framework of government - Coggle Diagram
Constitutional framework of government
Legislative (makes laws)
Congress
Senate and House of Reps
Sets and collects taxes
Borrow money on behalf of the USA
Regulate foreign commerce
Establish rules on citizenship
Coin money and set standards of weight and measures
Set up courts under the supreme court
Declare war and raise an army through funding
Make laws 'necessary and proper' to achieve these powers.
Executive (carries out laws)
President
Vice president
Cabinet
To hold 'executive power'
Commander in chief for army and navy
To make treaties
Grant pardons
Appoint judges and ambasadors
Veto legislation
State of the union
Judicial (interprets laws)
Supreme court
Federal courts
To rule on issues arising from the constitution, on conflicts between two or more states or conflicts between the federal and state government