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| preamble | the introduction to a document |
| veto | a power the President has to reject a bill passed by Congress |
| checks and balances | a system that gives each branch of government different powers so that each branch can check the authority of the others |
| register | to enroll one's name officially in order to vote |
| informed citizen | someone who knows what is happening in the community, the state, the nation and the world |
| jury | a group of citizens who decide a case in court |
| petition | a request for action signed by many people |
| volunteer | a person who works without pay to help make the community a better place to live |
| patriotism | Love of one's country |
| Legislative Branch | The branch of government which makes laws |
| Executive Branch | The branch of government which sees that laws are carried out |
| Judicial Branch | The branch of government which decides if laws agree with the Constitution |
| Senate | The smaller house of Congress |
| House of Representatives | The larger house of Congress |
| 100 | The number of U. S. Senators |
| 435 | The total number of Representatives in the House of Representatives |
| 535 | The total number of Congressmen and women |
| majority | more than half |
| minority | less than half |
| The Vice-President | The leader of the Senate |
| The Speaker of the House | The leader of the House of Representatives |
| Brings charges in an impeachment | The House of Representatives |
| Tries the President in an impeachment | The Senate |
| 9 | The number of justices on the Supreme Court |
| The Vice-President | Votes in the senate only if there is tie. |
| Supreme Court | The highest court in the United States |
| Head of the Armed Forces | The President |
| Interprets the law | Supreme Court |
| electoral college | elects the President and Vice-President |
| The length of time Supreme Court Judges serve | for life |
| The length of time senators serve before re-election | six years |
| The length of time Representatives serve before re-election | two years |
| Senate and House of Representatives | Congress |
| Census | An officical government count of all the people in the United States |
| every ten years | How often a census is taken |
| Vice-President | Takes over if the President is not able to continue |
| Interpret the law | To tell exactly what a law means |
| five | Supreme Court Justices must agree on a case |
| Commander-in-Chief | The President is in charge of the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard |
| Chief of State | The President is in charge of meeting with leaders of foreign governments |
| Chief of Party | The President is in charge of leading his own political party |
| Chief Legislator | The President is in charge of carrying out the laws Congress passes |
| Chief Executive | The President is in charge of all the Departments in the government |
| The President | Writes the budget, which Congress approves |
| The President cannot | Make laws, interpret laws,or declare war |
| The number of people in a state | determines how many representatives the state gets in the House of Representatives |
| The Senate | Approves Supreme Court Justices nominated by the President |
| fifteen | the number of Congressmen or women from Georgia |
| The Capitol | The building where Congress meets |
| Presides over the Senate | The Vice-president |
| Takes over for the president if the vice-president can't | Speaker of the House |
| Impeachment | charged with wrong doing |
| Chooses the president if there is a tie | House of Representatives |
| Leader of the House of Representatives | Speaker of the House |
| Requirements for president | natural US citizen, at least 35 years old, lives in the US 14 years |
| Requirements for Senator | at least 30 years old, citizen for 9 years, live in the state he represents |
| Requirements for Representative | at least 25 years old, citizen for 7 years and live in state he represents when he is elected |
