| A | B |
|---|
| federal system | sharing of power between state and federal governments |
| impeach | bring charges of serious crimes against a president |
| veto | cancel |
| executive orders | commands given by the president that carry the power of law |
| pardons | freedom from punishment |
| Thurgood Marshall | first African American on the U.S. Supreme Court |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court |
| seperation of powers | division of duties of the three branches of government |
| district courts | lower courts, handles criminal and civil federal cases |
| court of appeals | decide if lower court decisions were fair |
| supreme court | highest court that decides constitutional issues |
