| A | B |
|---|
| 35 | age to become president |
| 14 | years president must live in U.S. |
| natural born citizen | requirement for president |
| executive branch | enforces the laws |
| commander in chief | military role of the president |
| veto | president may reject a law |
| cabinet | group that advises the president |
| 9 | justices on the Supreme Court |
| original jurisdiction | where a court case is heard first |
| appellate jurisdiction | a case is heard by appeal |
| life/resign/impeach | term for a Supreme Court justice |
| majority opinion | a written decision by the majority of the justices after a case is heard |
| dissenting opinion | written by the minority of justices after a case is heard |
| impeach | how a president can be removed from office |
| pardon/reprieve | the president can forgive individuals of crimes |
| judicial review | Supreme Court can decide if a law is Constitutional or not |
| chief justice | leader of the Supreme Court |
| national debt | the amount of money that is owed by the U.S. government |
| 435 | number of members in the house |
| 100 | number of members in the senate |
| 25 | age to run for House |
| 30 | age to run for Senate |
| Live here for 7 years | citizenship for House |
| Live here for 9 years | citizenship for Senate |
| live in state when elected | residency requirement |
| 2 | term for House |
| 6 | term for Senate |
| delegated power | power given to national government |
| reserved power | power given to state government |
| concurrent power | power of both national and state |
| speaker of house | leader of house |
| pro tempore | leader of senate if VP out |
| implied power | power of national government that is assumed |
| conference committee | used to compromise a bill that is different in house and senate |
| standing committee | where most of the work is done for bills |
| joint committee | members of house and sentate both belong |
| House of Representatives | seats based on population (Leg. Branch) |
| Senate | equal votes per state (Leg. Branch) |
