| A | B |
|---|
| vote | to make an official choice |
| city council | a group of officials who make laws for a city |
| separation of powers | a system where power is divided between the three branches of government |
| democracy | a government in which citizens govern themselves |
| election | the process by which citizens vote for people to represent them |
| government | an organization that makes laws and keeps order |
| direct democracy | Athens, Greece is an example of this |
| representative democracy | The United States is an example of this |
| governor | the person who heads the state executive branch |
| executive branch | The President is the head of this branch of government |
| legislative branch | This branch of government includes congress |
| judicial branch | The supreme court is the leader of this branch of government |
| president | the Chief Executive ofr the United States |
