| A | B |
|---|
| Judicial Branch | interprets laws |
| Legislative Branch | makes laws |
| Executive Branch | enforces laws |
| federalism | power shared between central government and states |
| Elastic Clause | gives Congress the ability to address issues not foreseen by the Founding Fathers |
| Congress | House of Representatives and Senate |
| 25 years old | age requirement for House of Representatives |
| 7 year citizen | citizenship requirement for House of Representatives |
| based on population | representation based on _____ for House of Representatives |
| represent a district in a state | representation of House of Representatives |
| Speaker of the House | leader of the House of Representatives |
| 30 years old | age requirement for Senate |
| 9 year citizen | citizenship requirement for Senate |
| 2 years | term for House of Representatives |
| 2 votes per state | representation based on _____ for Senate |
| represent the entire state | representation of the Senate |
| president pro tempore | leads Senate if vice president is absent |
| 6 years | term for Senate |
| President of the United States | leads the Executive Branch |
| 4 years | term for President |
