| A | B |
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| 3 branches of government | Legislative, Judicial, Executive |
| checks and balances | system by which each branch of government has control over the others |
| Legislative | branch of government that makes laws |
| Executive | branch of government that carries out the laws |
| Judicial | branch of government that decides if laws are carried out fairly |
| compromise | settlement in which both sides give up demands |
| Bill of Rights | first 10 amendments regarding personal freedoms |
| Federalism | sharing of power between state and national government |
| Amendments | changes to the Constitution |
| Republic | A nation in which voters elect representatives to govern them |
| Constitution | document that sets out laws and principles of a government |
| Congress | the US Senate and House of Representatives |
| Population | determines the number of members each state has in the House of |
| 2 | number of Senators from each state |
| First Amendment | guards our freedom of speech, religion, press |
| President | Chief Executive |
| Cabinet | the president's advisors |
| Preamble | the introduction to the Constitution |
| Supreme Court | the highest court in the land |
| James Madison | "Father of the Constitution" |
