| A | B |
|---|
| bicameral | two house legislative body |
| checks & balances | system used to permit each branch of government to check the actions of another |
| Executive Branch | enforces the law |
| Legislative Branch | creates the law |
| Judicial Branch | interprets the law |
| House of Representatives | law making body of Congress filled based on state population |
| Senate | law making body of Congress filled based on 2 per state |
| veto | to refuse to sign a bill into law |
| Federalist | a person who supports a strong federal government |
| Anti-Federalist | person who opposes a strong federal government |
| 4 year term | President's term of office per election |
| cabinet | group of people who advise the President |
| Senators | there are 100 of these people in Congress who serve 6 year terms |
| Representatives | there are 435 of these people in Congress who serve 2 year terms |
| Supreme Court | highest court in the U.S. |
| Chief Justice | highest leader of the Judicial Branch |
| President | highest leader of the Executive Branch |
| Congress | leading group in the Legislative Branch |
