| A | B |
|---|
| Executive Branch | President, Vice-President, Cabinet Members |
| president's term in office | 4 years |
| qualifications to be president | 35 years old, born in USA |
| cabinet | group of people who advise the president |
| Legislative Branch | the lawmakers |
| Congress | another name for legislative branch |
| The 2 parts of Congress | Senate and House of Representatives |
| senator's term | 6 years |
| representative's term | 2 years |
| veto | when the president does not agree with Congress on a bill |
| bill | a proposed law by Congress |
| Judicial Branch | the branch that interprets the law |
| Supreme Court | highest court in the U.S. |
| Federal Court | judicial branch of the country |
| State Court | judicial branch of Virginia |
| interpret | to explain how it works in everyday life |
| unconstitutional | a law that the Supreme Court declares must be changed |
| constitutional | agrees with the Constitution |
| number of justices on the Supreme Court | 9 |
| selected by the president | how justices are picked |
| number of senators per state | 2 |
| number of representatives per state | depends on the state's population |
| number of representatives in the House | 435 |
| number of senators in the Senate | 100 |
| checks and balances | how each branch maintains equal power |
| impeach | removal of a President by Congress |
| separation of powers | the 3 branches created by the Constitution |
| 2/3 of state ratification | needed votes in Congress to make ammendments |
| ammendments | changes or fixes made to the Constitution |
| appointed for life | Federal and Supreme Court judges |
| impeach and remove federal judges | a power of Congress |
| declare executive actions unconstitutional | a power of the Federal Courts |
| appropriate funds | set aside money for a specific use |
| jobs of the President | head of state, commander in chief |
| making treaties with other countries | a power of the President |
