| A | B |
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bicameral legislature,  | a law=making body with 2 houses |
| delegated powers | powers that belong only to the national government |
| concurrent powers | powers that both the national and state governments have |
| reserved powers | powers that belong only to the states |
| electoral college | the method by which the US elects a president |
| federalism | a system in which the national government and the states share power |
| separation of powers | the dividing of government power into legislative, executive and judicial branches |
| checks and balances | the tools that the branches of government use to make sure that no branch gets too much power |
| veto | the president's power to prevent a bill from becoming a law |
| override | the tool that Congress has to make a law over the president's veto |
| judicial review | the Supreme Court's power to declare a law unconstitutional |
| amendment | a major change to the US Constitution |
