| A | B |
|---|
| accountable | responsible |
| checks and balances | a system that allows each branch of a government to amend or veto acts of another branch so as to prevent any one branch from exerting too much power |
| defense | protecting from attack or invasion |
| domestic | what is happening inside a nation; opposite of foreign |
| insure | promise |
| justice | carrying out the law |
| law | the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties |
| law code | a collection of laws |
| limited government | government in which power is defined and limited by the constitution or law |
| ordain | to announce officially |
| posterity | future generations |
| Preamble | The introduction to the Constitution |
| rule of law | the law applies to everyone equally and fairly |
| separation of powers | Montesquieu's idea of keeping one branch of government from abusing its power |
| tranquility | peace |
| tyranny | cruel and oppressive government or rule |
| union | a number of states that share a single, central government |
| welfare | the health, happiness, and fortunes of a person or group |
| appointment | selection |
| article | section of the Constitution |
| bill | proposed law |
| Cabinet | Heads of executive departments who advise the President |
| override | when 2/3 of both houses of Congress overturn a Presidential veto |
| constitutional government | a government that is based on a Constitution as its ruling document |
| executive branch | The branch of government that enforces the law |
| executive order | An order given by the President with the power of law |
| impeach | The House of Representatives accuses a government official of wrongdoing |
| Vice President | next in line for the presidency; president of the Senate |
| legislature | a lawmaking body (e.g. Congress, Florida legislature) |
| nominate | To enter as a candidate for election or office |
| pardon | To forgive of crimes |
| president | Chief Executive Officer of the United States |
| President Pro Tempore of the Senate | Serves as president of the Senate in the absence of the vice president |
| presidential appointments | The President's choice of federal officials subject to Senate approval |
| State of the Union Address | Annual speech given by the President to Congress on how things are going in the USA |
| veto | to reject a proposed bill from becoming law |
