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| Rights people have under natural law |
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| A group that controls a country or a state. |
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| A form of government in which the people elect their governing body |
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| Citizens elect people to run government. |
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| To confirm by showing approval |
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| federal (as in, US government) |
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| Powers are shared between state and central governments. |
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| Limits placed on all branches of a government |
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| The power given to a branch of government to cancel bills |
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| A member of a constituency |
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| A part of U.S. government given the responsibility of carrying out laws |
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| The part of government that creates laws |
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| The part of government that interprets the law as well as the administers justice |
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| An article that is added into the constitution. |
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| A body of principles which is acknowledged to be governed |
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