| A | B |
|---|
| Britain's greatest enemy and rival during the 1700's | France |
| led Virginian forces during the French and Indian War | George Washington |
| first skirmish of the War for Independence | Lexington |
| Primary writer for the Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson |
| Officially ended the War of Independence | Treaty of Paris |
| site of the final British surrender | Yorktown |
| southern site of American victory | Cowpens |
| two-house system | bicameral system |
| number of House of Representatives | 435 |
| section that gives the reasons for writing the Constitution | Preamble |
| keeps the three branches of government from going beyond its powers | checks and balances |
| abolished slavery | Amendment XIII |
| This amendment, Prohibition, was eventually repealed | Amendment XVIII |
| first ten amendments | Bill of Rights |
| Article One of the Constitution | Legislative branch |
| Article Two of the Constitution | Executive branch |
| Article Three of the Constitution | Judicial branch |
| Speaker of the House | Dennis Hastert |
| Chief Justice | W. H. Rehnquist |
| Secretary of State | Colin Powell |
| Attorney General | John Ashcroft |
| Secretary of Defense | Donald Rumsfeld |
| Secretary of the Treasury | Rosario Marin |
| Vice President | Dick Cheney |
| President | George W. Bush |
