| A | B |
|---|
| This makes sure no branch of government becomes more powerful than the other 2 | Checks & Balances |
| When people think about what is best for everyone | Common Good |
| Type of Government in the U.S. where people elect representatives & obey the constitution | Constitutional Republic |
| All people are treated the same, regardless of who they are | Equality |
| The Federal government’s power is limited by this | The Constitution |
| Fair, equal, and balanced for everyone | Justice |
| Judges who serve on the Supreme Court are called | Justices |
| What system makes decisions when more than half of the people agree? | Majority Rule |
| belief that government must listen to what the people want | Popular Sovereignty |
| The number of senators each state has in Congress | Two |
| More people in your state gets you more representatives in this | House of Representatives |
| This is divided into the Senate & the House of Representatives | Congress |
| Branch that interprets the laws; headed by the Supreme Court | Judicial |
| Branch that enforces the laws; run by the President | Executive |
| Branch that makes the laws; made up of Congress | Legislative |
| This is the head of the Executive Branch of a state | Governor |
| How people are voted into office | Elections |
