| A | B |
|---|
| amendment | a change |
| assembly | when a group of people gathers together |
| bail | money paid by a person to stay out of jail until trial |
| bill | a proposal for a new law |
| checks and balances | each branch of gov't. has ways to limit power |
| Congress | the part of the national gov't that makes the laws House of Rep's and Senate |
| constitution | a paper that lists the rules of a government |
| executive branch | the part of gov't that carries out the laws |
| judicial branch | tha part of a gov't that interprets the laws |
| judicial review | the power of the courts to decide if laws are allowed by the Constitution |
| jury | a group of people that listens to the facts in a case and makes a decision |
| legislative branch | the part of a government that makes the laws |
| petition | to ask for something |
| ratify | approve |
| separation of powers | the power ot the gov't. of the US is divided among three branches |
| unconstitutional | actions or laws not allowed by the Constitution |
| veto | to reject and send back |
