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counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.

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an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies.

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Judicial review is a process under which executive or legislative actions are subject to review by the judiciary.

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the mixed or compound mode of government, combining a general government with regional governments in a single political system.

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statutory procedure or social effort designed to promote the basic physical and material well-being of people in need.

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an article added to the US Constitution.

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sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.

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original jurisdiction of a court is the power to hear a case for the first time, as opposed to appellate jurisdiction, when a higher court has the power to review a lower court's decision.

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the ability to exercise judicial review by different courts at the same time, within the same territory, and over the same subject matter. For instance, a domestic violence matter may be heard in either a general civil court or a family court in the same county.

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refers to power of a court to adjudicate a case to the exclusion of all other courts. It is the sole forum for determination of a particular type of case. Exclusive jurisdiction is decided on the basis of the subject matter dealt with by a particular court.

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the power of an appellate court to review, amend and overrule decisions of a trial court or other lower tribunal.

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a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs the legal entities of a city, state, or country by way of consent.

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A veto is the power to unilaterally stop an official action, especially the enactment of legislation.

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a procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote.

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political procedure where one or more members of parliament or congress debate over a proposed piece of legislation so as to delay or entirely prevent a decision being made on the proposal.

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a court order demanding that a public official (such as a warden) deliver an imprisoned individual to the court and show a valid reason for that person's detention.

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powers enjoyed by both the state and federal government. These powers may be exercised simultaneously, in the same area, and among the same group of citizens.

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the powers which are neither prohibited or explicitly given by law to any organ of government.

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Specifically granted to the federal government in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution. This includes the power to coin money, to regulate commerce, to declare war, to raise and maintain armed forces, and to establish a Post Office.

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a piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority.

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is the system of federal courts and judges that interprets laws made by the legislative branch and enforced by the executive branch. At the top of the judicial branch are the nine justices of the Supreme Court, the highest court in the United States.

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The executive is the branch of government exercising authority in and holding responsibility for the governance of a state.

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the part of the government that writes up and votes on laws, also called legislation.

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A limited government is the view in political philosophy that a government, from a starting point of having no power, is empowered and restricted by law which is written in its constitution.