| A | B |
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| constitution | a written plan for government |
| checks and balances | a system that lets each branch of government limit the power of the other two branches |
| veto | to reject |
| unconstitutional | not in agreement with the Constitution |
| amendment | a change to the Constitution |
| inauguration | the official ceremony to make someone President |
| Cabinet | a group chosen by the President to help run the executive branch and give advice |
| political party | an organized group of people who share similar ideas about government |
| interest | what people pay to borrow money |
| capital | a city where a government meets |
| citizen | an official member of a city, state, or nation |
| territory | land ruled by a national government but which has no representatives in the government |
| ordinance | a law |
| federal | a system in which the states share power with the central government |
| republic | a government in which the citizens elect leaders to represent them |
| compromise | a settlement in which both sides give up something they want |
| ratify | to accept |
| point of view | the way someone thinks about an issue, an event, or a person |
| democracy | a government in which the people have the power to make political decisions |
