| A | B |
|---|
| Judicial Branch | Supreme Court |
| Executive branch | President |
| Legislative Branch | Congress |
| Constitution | written in 1887 in Philadelphia |
| Declaration of Independence | 1776- Thomas Jefferson |
| Checks and Balances | Branches working together |
| Justices | 9 |
| Senate | 100 |
| House of Representatives | 435 |
| amendment | a new law |
| Bill of Rights | first ten amendments to the Const. |
| Over 225 years | how lold is the Const. |
| Constitutional Convention | Founding Fathers |
| Federalism | division of power between state and national government |
| Popular Sovereignty | We elect our leaders- people hold the ultimate authority |
| Separation of Powers | no one branch hold all the power |
| Limited government | must follow laws in the Constituion |
| Checks and Balances | prevents the use of power |
| Individual Rights | Freedoms given to all |
| Republicanism | Democracy |
