| Term | Definition |
|---|
| congress | senate and house of representatives |
| supreme court | has power to interpret laws |
| senators | there are two from each state / they work in the congress |
| presidential candidates | they are chosen by the political parties |
| amendment | a minor change or addition to a document |
| impeach | accuse someone of a crime against the state |
| vice president | becomes President if the president dies |
| electoral college | group of people including representatives from each state, who elect the president and the vice president |
| unconstitutional | contrary to the rules of a political system or organization |
| checks and balances | each branch of the national government can check the actions of the other two branches |
| presidential candidate | who wins the most votes in the state receives all the votes of electors from that state |
| constitution | the most significant legal document in a country |
| federal | of a system of government in which several states unite but keep considerable control over their own internal affairs |
| veto | what the President may do to a bill if he does not agree with it |
| mayor | head of a city government |
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