| A | B |
|---|
| Bill of rights | Created to protect citizen's rights, the first 10 amendments |
| Constitution | A document containing the laws that will govern a nation or state |
| Popular Sovereignty | The idea that ultimate power lies with the people |
| Inherent powers | Powers of the U.S. because it is a sovereign nation |
| Democracy | People vote to choose the government leaders |
| Formal Amendment | A written change in the Constitution |
| Anarchy | The absence of government |
| Representative Democracy | Form of government in which the citizens vote on someone to represent their ideas |
| Implied Powers | Powers not directly given, but reasonably assumed |
| Informal Amendment | A change to the Constitution because of experience, and is not written down |
| Expressed Powers | Powers given by the written word of the Constitution |
