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| A change to the constitution. |
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| Rules that give each branch of government some power to control the power of the other branches |
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| Another name for the president of the United States. |
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| A person who lives in the country and is protected by the government. |
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| Another name for for the president of the United States. One of his jobs is to be in charge of the army, navy, air force, and other branches of the military |
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| The group of elected representatives who make laws of the United States |
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| Constitution of the United States: |
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| The rules that establish the government of the United States and tell the government what its jobs are. The constitution protects certain rights of the people and of the states. |
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| People who represent other people |
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| A government that gets it’s power from the people. |
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how people vote for their leaders. People who are 18 or older can vote in the United States
Executive Branch: The second branch of the US government. The leader of this branch is the president. This branch carries out the laws that Congress makes. |
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| Another name for the US government. The government of the whole country |
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| A system of two levels of government – a government for the whole country and governments for each state. |
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| The people of groups who make and enforce the rules for a country. The US government has three branches: the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch. |
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One of two houses in the Congress
Judicial Branch: The third branch of the US government. It contains the Supreme Court and other courts. They are responsible for deciding what laws mean and the consequences for breaking the laws. |
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| The members of the Supreme Court |
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| The rules that the Congress makes and the Presidents approves |
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| The first branch of the US government. In includes the Congress, which makes laws. |
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| A type of government where one person is in charge of the country’s government |
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| The leader of the Executive Branch of the government |
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| The system of government that gives some power to each branch of the government. |
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| The highest Court of the United States |
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| The money that the government collects from the people to help do its jobs. |
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| One of the two houses of Congress |
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