| A | B |
| government | rules and laws for a country's people and its leaders |
| republic | form of government where the leaders are elected |
| citizen | an official member of a country |
| U.S. Constitution | a written plan for our government |
| legislative branch | part of the government that writes laws (House and Senate) |
| executive branch | enforces our nation's laws (President) |
| judicial branch | interprets our nation's laws (Supreme Court) |
| amendment | a change to the Constitution |
| Bill of Rights | guaranteed freedoms (Speech, Religion, Press) |