| A | B |
| Constitution | Written form of government for the U.S. |
| Federalist | Person in favor of a strong central government |
| Anti-federalist | Person in favor of strong state government |
| Preamble | Starts with "We the People" |
| Popular Sovereignty | Another meaning for Consent of the governed |
| Limited Government | The founding fathers wanted this size of government |
| Bill of Rights | First 10 Amendments |
| Articles | The first three outline the organization and jobs of the three branches |
| Amendments | changes to the constitution |
| Federalism | Sharing power between federal and state governments |
| Delegated | Specifically given to the Federal government |
| Reserved | Set aside for the State governments |
| Concurrent | Shared by both the state and federal governments |
| Congress | Article 1 Deals with this |
| President | Article 2 Deals with this |
| Supreme Court | Article 3 Deals with this |
| Articles of Confederation | Very weak because it couldn't tax |