| A | B |
|---|
| term of President | 4 years |
| branches of U.S. government | legislative, executive, and judical |
| Supreme Law of the Land | The U.S. Constitution |
| Signs bills into laws or vetoes them | President |
| Advises the President or gives him advice | President's Cabinet |
| Type of economy the US has | capitalist, market, or free market economy |
| Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness | Rifhts or Freedoms declared in the Declaration of Independence |
| first 10 amendment to the constitution | Bill of Rights |
| Total number of amendments to the Constitution | 27 |
| term of a Senator | 6 |
| term of a member of the House of Representatives | 2 |
| Each State gets two of the members of Congress | Senators |
| The number of House of Representative that each state gets is based on _______________. | population or number of citizens in the state |
| "Rule of Law" | It means that everyone,including the President and other important officialsm, must follow the law. No one is above the law. |
| Excutive Branch | the President and his cabinet |
| Legislative Branch | Senate and House of Representatives |
| Judicial Branch | Supreme Court |
| First three words of the US Constitution | We the people . . . |
| Keeps one branch of the government from becoming too powerful | checks and balances or seperation of powers |
| Texas Senators | John Cornyn and Kaye Bailey Hutchison |
