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| 94631735 | Constitution | A set of written rules for a country, organization or group. | |
| 94631740 | Declaration of Independence | Written in 1776 to announce that the US had decided to break away from Britain. | |
| 94631743 | Federal | Synonym of central or national. | |
| 94631747 | Preamble | A short indroduction (We the people...) | |
| 94631752 | The three branches | Legislative, executive, and judicial | |
| 94631759 | Legislate | To make a law. | |
| 94631763 | Legislative | The branch that makes the laws. | |
| 94631768 | Executive branch | The branch that enforces or carries out laws. | |
| 94631772 | Judicial | The branch that interprets or examines the laws. | |
| 94631776 | Ratify | Officially approve | |
| 94631780 | Congress | The legislative branch is made of this. | |
| 94631784 | House of Representatives | House of congress that has 435 members. | |
| 94631788 | Senate | House of congress that has 100 members. | |
| 94631793 | California State Assembly | The equivalent of the house of reps, but for California. | |
| 94631797 | California Senator | A member of the senate from California. | |
| 94631801 | Governor | The executive branch of a state. | |
| 94631805 | Cabinet | The group of handpicked advisors that the president picks. Most are addressed as secretary of their department. | |
| 94631808 | Amendment | Changes to the Constitution | |
| 94631812 | Bill of Rights | the first 10 amendments | |
| 94631817 | Civil Liberties | what the bill of rights is the foundation for aka, "personal freedoms" | |
| 94631821 | Bicameral | composed of two legislative bodies (NOT congress) | |
| 94631823 | Census | a population count | |
| 94631825 | Speaker of the House | the leader of the house of reps | |
| 94631827 | President of the Senate | the leader of the senate. This person is usually the vice president. | |
| 94631828 | Preside | to run the meetings | |
| 94631830 | President Pro Tem | the leader of the senate when the VP is absent | |
| 94631833 | Terms | periods of time between elections | |
| 94631835 | Staggered System | the method of spreading out the voting of senators | |
| 94631836 | Impeach | to throw out of office | |
| 94631837 | Convict | to find someone guilty | |
| 94631838 | Chief Executive | another name for the pres (not commander in chief) | |
| 94631839 | First lady | spouse of the pres | |
| 94631840 | electoral college | the system that citizens indirectly vote for the pres | |
| 94631841 | popular votes | the votes cast by the people | |
| 94631842 | electoral votes | the votes cast by the electoral college | |
| 94631843 | Veto | to reject a bill | |
| 94631844 | Bill | a proposed law | |
| 94631845 | State of the Union Speech | the speech when the president speaks about the state of the country | |
| 94631846 | Pardon | to release a prisoner. Only the pres can do this | |
| 94631847 | The three levels of courts | supreme court, court of appeals, district courts | |
| 94631848 | Chief Justice | the leader of the supreme court | |
| 94631849 | Split Decision | when one or more member of the supreme court dissents | |
| 94631850 | Dissent | to disagree with the majority | |
| 94631851 | Jurisdiction | having legal authority over someone | |
| 94631852 | Extradite | to send a person back to the state or country where a crime was committed | |
| 94631853 | Bail | temporary freedom until the trial | |
| 94631854 | Testify | state one's opinion to a court or committee | |
| 94631855 | Simple Majority | at least half majority | |
| 94631856 | Pocket veto | when congress adjourns after a bill is proposed, the bill must be introduced again | |
| 94631857 | Our Founding Fathers | individuals who helped write the constitution and set up early America | |
| 94631858 | Checks and Balances | the ability for one branch to hold back and keep even the power of another | |
| 94631859 | Presidential Convention | the convention that is held where presdiential candidates campaign | |
| 94631860 | Attorney General | the leader of the department of justice | |
| 94631861 | Primary Election | elections to help choose the candidates. This often occurs in the summer | |
| 94631862 | General Election | when the candidates are elected | |
| 95704726 | House | a group of elected officials | |
| 95704727 | 30 | Minimum age to run for senate | |
| 95704728 | 25 | Minimum age for house | |
| 95704729 | 35 | Minimum age for pres | |
| 95704730 | Joint session | when both houses of congress come together for a meeting | |
| 95704731 | Floor action | when committees testify to both houses of congress |
