| A | B |
|---|
| John Locke | published Two Treaties on Government |
| Baron von Montesquieu | published The Spirit of Laws |
| republic | nation in which voters elect representatives to govern them |
| separation of powers | system in which powers of a government is divided among separate branches |
| federalism | division of power between states and national government |
| Electoral College | group of electors from each state who vote for the President/VP every four years |
| bill | a proposed law |
| veto | reject |
| override | to overrule; must be two-thirds of both houses |
| impeach | to bring formal charges against an official |
| checks and balances | set up by the Constitution in which each branch of the federal government has the power to check the actions of the other branches |
