| A | B |
|---|
| American Dream | Belief that your childrens' lives will be better than yours |
| veto | When the president rejects a bill passed by Congress. |
| capital punishment | the death penalty is also called ___ |
| checks and balances | The principle that keeps the three branches of government roughly equal |
| presideht | Who is the commander in chief of the U.S. armed forces |
| Congress | What the Senate and House of Representatives are called? |
| Constitution | Document that is the basic law of the U.S. |
| State Department | Department that handles foreign affairs |
| due process of law | What is the principle that says you cannot be deprived of life, liberty, and property without proper legal action? |
| electoral college | Who elects the president? |
| elephant | symbol of the Republican party |
| donkey | symbol of the Democratic party |
| fifth amendment | Amendment that prevents self-incrimination and double jeopardy |
| first amendment | Amendment that protects freedom of speech and religion |
| vote | What can a citizen do when they turn 18 |
| the House of Representatives | the lower house of Congress |
| Senate | the upper house of Congress |
| impeachment | What is the process of removing a public official from office for wrongdoing |
| IRS | agency that collects taxes |
| Judicial | Branch of government that has the court system |
| judicial review | Power the supreme court is using when it declares a law unconstitutional |
| lame duck | What a president is called during their final months in office when they have little power |
| legislative | Branch of government that writes and passes bills |
| Speaker | The most powerful position in the House of Representatives |
| NAACP | Organization that works to protect minority groups |
| naturalization | process for becoming a citizen |
| plaintiff | the party that brings a complaint or suit into court |
| Pentagon | the headquarters of the Defense Department |
| segregation | the past practice of separating the races |
| state of the union address | The annual speech the president gives to Congress |
| social secruity | provides Americans with benefits after they retire |
| suffrage | what the right to vote is called |
| life | How long are the appointments to the supreme court? |
| Uncle Sam | The figure that stands for the United States |
| AFL-CIO | largest federation of labor unions |
