| A | B |
| 35 | age to become president |
| 14 | years president must live in U.S. |
| natural born citizen | requirement for president |
| executive branch | enforces the laws |
| commander in chief | military role of the president |
| veto | president may reject a law |
| cabinet | group that advises the president |
| 9 | justices on the Supreme Court |
| original jurisdiction | where a court case is heard first |
| appellate jurisdiction | a case is heard by appeal |
| life/resign/impeach | term for a Supreme Court justice |
| majority opinion | a written decision by the majority of the justices after a case is heard |
| dissenting opinion | written by the minority of justices after a case is heard |
| impeach | how a president can be removed from office |
| pardon/reprieve | the president can forgive individuals of crimes |
| judicial review | Supreme Court can decide if a law is Constitutional or not |
| chief justice | leader of the Supreme Court |
| budget surplus | when the government collects more in taxes than it spends |
| budget deficit | when the government spends more than it collects in taxes |
| national debt | the amount of money that is owed by the U.S. government |