| A | B |
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| Rule of Law | Belief that government and its officials are always subject to the law. |
| Formal Amendment | Written changes to the Constitution. |
| Bill of Rights | The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. |
| Inferior Courts | The lower federal courts, under the Supreme Court. |
| Executive Agreement | A pact made by the President directly with the learder of a foreign government. |
| Treaty | A formal agreement between two or more sovereign states. |
| Electoral College | Group who officially elects the President. |
| Cabinet | President's advisory board. |
| Senatorial Courtesy | Custom that Senate will approve only presidential appointees acceptable to the senators of the President's party from the state involved. |
| Preamble | Introductory Paragraph. |
| Articles | Numbered sections of a document. |
| Constitutionalism | Belief that government and those who govern must obey the law. |
| Amendment | A change. |
| Separation of Powers | Belief that government should be divided among three independent and coequal branches. |
| Checks and Balances | System of overlapping the powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to permit each to check the actiosn of the others. |
| Veto | Power to reject a bill. |
| Judicial Review | Power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a governmental action. |
| Unconstitutional | Going against what the Constitution says and therefore is illegal, null & void. |
| Federalism | Government in which power is divided between a central and several regional governments. |
