| A | B |
|---|
| absolutely | positively |
| purposes | reasons |
| federal | national |
| indirect | not straight to the people |
| Supreme Court | Interprets the law of the land |
| governing | rules to follow |
| Congress | law making body of US government |
| amendment | to add to |
| duty | tax |
| coin money | make money |
| treason | war against one's own country |
| entitiled | automatically gets |
| oath | a promise to follow |
| continuous | does not stop and start; always in flow |
| Senator's Term | 6 years |
| The amount of new Senators every two years | one-third |
| treaties | agreements with other countries |
| associate | part of a group, but not the main leader |
| adjourn | end, recess |
| Commader in Chief of the Military | President of the US |
| census | the count of the people taken every ten years |
| lay and collect | give and gather |
| pro tempore | for the meantime |
| Excessive | too much |
| militia | National Guard |
| bill | a proposal for a law |
| veto | The president's power to say no or stop something |
| Amendment 8 | No cruel and unusual punishment |
| Amendment 4 | No unreasonable search and seizure |
| Amendment 12 | The president selects the vice-president |
| Amendment 13 | The ending of slavery |
| Amendment 26 | 18 years and older have the right to vote |
| Amendment 19 | Women have the right to vote |
| Amendment 14 | Citizens have equal protection under the law |
| impeach | accuse a government official of wrong doing |
| citizen | born or naturalized |
