| A | B |
|---|
| Democracy | a government where the citizens hold the power to rule and to make the laws |
| Representative Democracy | a government in which the citizens elect representatives to govern on their behalf |
| Alien | persons coming for another country |
| Immigrant | aliens who come to a country with the intention of living there permanently |
| Deport | sent back to your own country (as in illegal aliens) |
| Naturalization | the process by which aliens become citizens |
| Census | the process for counting population |
| Commander in Chief | President of the U.S. |
| National Anthem | Star Spangled Banner |
| E Pluribus Unum | Latin term meaning "From many, one" |
| Bill of Rights | The first 10 amendments |
| Federalism | Power is shared with local governments |
| Popular Sovereignty | The people rule |
| Joe Biden | Vice President of the U.S. |
| 100 | Total number of U.S. Senators |
| As soon as they are born | The age a person born in the U.S. becomes a U.S. citizen |
| Executive Branch | Enforces or carries out the laws |
| Legislative Branch | Makes the laws |
| Judicial Branch | Interprets or judges the laws |
| John Roberts | Chief Justice of the Supreme Court |
| Posterity | future generations |
| Tranquillity | Peace |
| Hillary Clinton | Secretary of State |
| 9 | Number of justices on the Supreme Court |
| Corker and Alexander | U.S. Senators from Tennessee |
| # of amendments | 27 |
| # of states in the U.S. | 50 |
| Author of National Anthem | Francis Scott Key |
| "We, the people" | Preamble to the Consitution |
| President's Power of Veto | Checks and Balances |
| The Preamble is | An opening statement |
| Elects the President | Electoral College |
| Speaker of the House | Nancy Pelosi |
| First 10 amendments | Bill of Rights |
| Mayor of Shelbyville | Wallace Cartwright |
| Leader of the Underground Railroad | Harriet Tubman |
| New Jersey v. T.L.O. | search and seizure in schools |
| Major political parties | Democrats and Republicans |
| Brown v. Board of Education | abolished segregation in schools |
| Samuel Clemens | Mark Twain |
| Becomes president after the vice president | Speaker of the House |
| Selects Supreme Court Justices | Appointed by the President |
| Purposes of Government | Outlined in the Preamble |
