| A | B |
|---|
| Amendment | To change. |
| Bicameral | 2 houses |
| Federalism | System of government in which power is divided between a central government and state governments. |
| Ratification | To formally approve or accept. |
| Popular Sovereignty | Power to rule is in the hands of the people |
| Constitutionalism | laws must be within the framework of the US Constitution |
| Rule of law | No one is above the law |
| separation of powers | putting certain authority into 3 different branches of government |
| checks and balances | a system to ensure no branch gets too much power |
| veto | a check that forbids the passage of a piece of legislation by the executive branch |
| judicial review | a check that gives the judicial branch to determine if a law and/or action is within the limits of the constitutio |
| unconstitutional | when a law or action of government is NOT with in the framework of the US Constitution |
| formal amendment | official adding something to the US Constitution |
| Bill of Rights | The first ten formal amendments |
| executive agreement | an informal amendment by the executive branch between the President and a head of a foreign state |
| Treaty | a formal document between the US and a foreign state |
| Electoral College | A body of presidential electors that formally elect the President |
| Cabinet | A custom of the President to have his department head be his advisory body |
| Senatorial Courtsey | A custom by the Senate to approve Presidential appointees to lower level postions |
