Constitution
Government
100

The document that has the basic set of rules for how a country’ government works

The Constitution

100

The 3 branches of government

Legislative, judicial, executive

200

The word for something added to or changed about the US Constitution

An amendment

200

The word for how the 3 branches of government have to work together so that one branch doesn’t have too much power over the others

Checks and balances

300

The highest court in the country that decides if laws are constitutional

The Supreme Court

300

The main elected person in the executive branch

The President 

400

The first 3 words of the US Constitution

We the people

400

The branch of government that creates laws

legislative branch

500

What the 13th Amendment does

Makes slavery unconstitutional 

500

The word for when the President rejects a law sent to him to sign.

Veto

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