| A | B |
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| constitution | written plan of government |
| Constitution | The United States government |
| citizen | official member of city, state, country |
| territory | land owned by a country |
| ordinance | another name for a law |
| federal | system of government with levels of shared power |
| republic | citizens elect representatives |
| compromise | both sides give up something to settle a disagreement |
| ratify | official acceptance |
| democracy | government that people make the decisions |
| checks and balances | system for each branch of limit power of another |
| veto | reject |
| unconstitutional | law that does not follow the Constitution |
| amendment | a change to the Constitution |
| inauguration | official ceremony to make someone President |
| Cabinet | group that helps the President run the Executive branch |
| political party | group with similar ideas about government |
| interest | payment for borrowing money |
| capital | city where government meets |
