| A | B |
|---|
| Personal freedoms & rights | Listed in the Constitution |
| Responsibility | read newspaper |
| Duty | serve on jury |
| A govt. where representatives carry on work of govern. | representative democracy |
| electoral college | described in Const. for purpose of electing the Pres. |
| Required only of Presidents | native born |
| Votes in the Electoral College | 538 |
| first colonial legislature | House of Burgesses |
| "no taxation w/out representation" | colonists wanted repres. in parliament |
| document that declared G. Britain no longer looks after interests | Declaration of Independence |
| document that divides power among three branches | Constitution |
| Articles of Confederation gave power to this | states |
| bicameral legislature here because of this | The Great Compromise |
| "consent of the governed" | agreement of the people |
| trial for impeachment held here | Senate |
| the national legislative branch | Congress |
| Interprets laws | Judicial branch |
| makes laws | Legislative branch |
| Enforces the laws | Executive branch |
| Presiding officer of the House | Speaker of the House |
| sharing powers bet. national & state govt. | federalism |
| powers are divided between 3 branches | separation of powers |
| people have the power | popular sovereignty |
| each branch has ways to make sure other branches don't become too powerful | checks & balances |
| the government cannot do certain things | Limited power of govt. |
