| Flap 1 |
Flap 2 |
| constitution | a written plan for government |
| citizen | a member of a city, state, or nation |
| territory | land ruled by a nation that has no representatives in its government |
| ordinance | a law |
| capital | the city where the government meets |
| cabinet | a group chosen by the President to help run the executive branch and give advice |
| political party | a group of people who share similar ideas about government |
| inauguration | the ceremony to make someone president |
| federal | states share power with a central government |
| ratify | to accept |
| republic | citizens elect leaders to represent them. |
| President | Executuve Branch |
| Supreme Court judge | Judicial Branch |
| Senator | Legislative Branch |
| veto | when the president rejects laws made by Congress |
| unconsitutional | does not agree with the Consitution |
| amendment | a change made to the Constitution |
| checks and balances | each branch of government can limit the power of the other two branches |
| democracy | a government in which the people have the power to make political decisions |
