| A | B |
|---|
| house of representatives | 2 years in office |
| senators | 6 years in office |
| Speaker of House | leader of the House |
| President of the Senate | leader of the Senate |
| Constitution | Supreme law of the land |
| Chief Justice | Leader of the Supreme Court |
| treason | to give aid or comfort to the enemy |
| habeas corpus | to bring a person to trial to told of charges |
| ex post facto | making an act a crime after its has already been committed |
| President Pro-tempore | leader of the Senate when Vice President is not available |
| 7 years a citizen | House of Representative |
| 9 years a citizen | Senator |
| natural born citizen | President |
| 4 year term | President |
| must be at least 35 | President |
| Supreme Court | highest court in the nation |
| members are for life | Supreme Court |
| ratification | to approve or accept |
| amendment | to change or add to the Constitution |
| electoral college | process of electing President |
| journal | daily recordings of Congressional matters |
| quorum | majority number needed to be present in order to carry through with a session |
| counterfeiting | making false coins or currency |
| Legislative Branch | the lawmaking branch of government |
| William Renquist | current Chief Justice |
| extradition | bringing a criminal back to the state where a crime was committed |
| Executive Branch | law enforcing branch of government |
| Judicial Branch | branch that determines the constitutionality of laws |
| 9 of the 13 states | number of states needed to approve the Constitution |
| Articles of Confederation | form of government that preceded the Constitution |
| State of the Union Address | speech made by President to Congress |
| pardon | Presidential forgiveness of a crime |
| must be at least 25 years old | House of Representatives |
| must be at least 30 years old | Senator |
| oath of office | Presidential promise that he'she will uphold the Constitution |
| 7 | number of articles in the Constitution |
| Cabinet | advisors to the President |
| James Madison | Father of the Constitution |
| Congress | consists of the House of Representatives and Senate |
| patent | license issue to inventor granting rights to make and sell his/her invention for a limited time |
