| A | B |
|---|
| Three levels of government | Federal, state, and local |
| Democracy | the people are responsible for electing those who will govern through the voting process |
| Head of the Executive Branch | President |
| Checks and Balances | Three separate branches of government |
| Totalitarian Government | Leader is headed by a dictator adn imposes his ideas on the lives of the people; People have no say in how the gov. is run |
| Monarchy | King or queen is the head of the government, Prime Minister runs the country; people elect members of parliament |
| Cabinet | Group of people who are heads of the 15 departments that advise the president |
| President | Appoints the members of his cabinet |
| Senate | Must approve the members of the President's cabinet |
| Presidential qualifications | 1. born in the U.S.A. 2. Lived in the U.S. for last 14 years 3. be at least 35 years old |
| Presidential term | Four Years, but can remain in office for another four years if elected for a second term |
| Supreme Court | Highest court in the United States |
| Total Justices | 19 |
| Appoints Justices | The President appoints, Senate approves |
| Congress consists of | House and Senate |
| Bipartisanship | two political parties agree to work together |
| United States Constitution Articles | seven |
| Amendments | Changes to the constitution |
| Bill of Rights | First ten changes to the the constitution |
| Bill of Rights protect | the rights of all the people in the United States |
| Supreme Court Justice Serves | until they die or retire (for life) |
