| A | B |
|---|
| Parliament | part of the British government where laws are passed |
| democracy | government rule by the people |
| minutemen | volunteers who say they will fight with a moment's notice |
| liberty | freedom |
| citizen | someone who is a legal member of a nation |
| amendments | changes or additions |
| checks and balances | help the three branches of the United States government to work with each other |
| legislative | branch that writes the laws |
| executive | branch that puts the laws into action |
| judicial | branch that decides whether a law supports the Constitution |
