| A | B |
| Preamble | states the six goals of the Constitution |
| Ex post facto | enacted, or operating retroactively. |
| Habeas Corpus | A writ issued to bring a party before a court to prevent unlawful restraint |
| Impeachment | proceeding by a legislature for the removal from office of a public official |
| Pro tempore | For the time being; temporarily |
| quorum | one more than half |
| republic | a government having a chief of state who is not a monarch and is usually a president |
| Article I | The Legislative Branch |
| Apportionment | to distribute proportionately |
| The Senate | has two representatives from each state |
| Vice President | shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided |
| expel | punish its Members for disorderly Behavior, and, with the Concurrence of two-thirds |
| treason | attempting to overthrow the government of one's country |
| suffrage | The right or privilege of voting |
| House of Representatives | All bills for raising Revenue shall originate here |
| Powers of Congress | To borrow money on the credit of the United States; |
| Limits on Congress | no ex post facto may be passed |
| Article II | The Executive Branch |
| Article III | The Judicial Branch |
| Article IV | The States |