| Term | Definition |
|---|
| constitution | Written document which gives the principles for the State. |
| amendments | The US constitution's changes. The number of them is 27. |
| Bill of Rights | The first 10 amendments to the US constitution. |
| congress | It is made from two houses the House of Representatives and Senate. |
| Vice president | He or she becomes a president, if the actual president dies. |
| pocket veto | If the president doesn't do anything in 10 days and the congress is out of session the bill dies. |
| cabinet | It is a special group which help the president's work. |
| federal government | Type of government which is made from a central and states governments. |
| 7 | Number of articles in the constitution. |
| Supreme Court | The highest court. |
| Senate | This house can impeach. |
| national | This government can declare war. |
| Barack Obama | He is the present president in the US. |
| electoral college | The president is elected by this body. |
| checks and balances | Each of the three powers has certain authority over the others. |
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