3.8 and 3.9

ambassador

• a person sent as the chief representative of his or her own government to another country

• the power to hear appeals of cases that have been tried in lower courts

• courts that decide on cases involving interpretations of the Constitution and laws passed by Congress; the U.S. Supreme Court is the highest court in the land and is at the top of the federal court system

• the confinement of a group of people, especially during a war

appellate jurisdiction

• the power to hear appeals of cases that have been tried in lower courts

• a proposal for a law

• the branch of government that interprets the laws made by the legislative branch

• a legal member of a state and/or country

bill

• a proposal for a law

• a group of House or Senate (or both) members that discusses and debates proposed bills; they may also discuss issues of interest to the country

• the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house

• a formal statement from a court that orders someone to do or stop doing something

cabinet

• people appointed by the president to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers to the president

• a legal member of a state and/or country

• a formal statement from a court that orders someone to do or stop doing something

• an order that comes from the U.S. President or a government agency and must be obeyed like a law

checks and balances

• a principle of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches

• a legal member of a state and/or country

• a group of House or Senate (or both) members that discusses and debates proposed bills; they may also discuss issues of interest to the country

• the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house

citizen

• a legal member of a state and/or country

• a group of House or Senate (or both) members that discusses and debates proposed bills; they may also discuss issues of interest to the country

• a formal statement from a court that orders someone to do or stop doing something

• the branch of government that enforces the laws made by the legislative branch

committee

• a group of House or Senate (or both) members that discusses and debates proposed bills; they may also discuss issues of interest to the country

• a member of the U.S. Congress, typically used to address members of the U.S. House of Representatives

• the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house

• a principle of the federal government, according to the U.S. Constitution, that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches

Congress

• the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house

• a member of the U.S. Congress, typically used to address members of the U.S. House of Representatives

• a formal statement from a court that orders someone to do or stop doing something

• the confinement of a group of people, especially during a war

Congressman/Congresswoman

• a member of the U.S. Congress, typically used to address members of the U.S. House of Representatives

• U.S. Supreme Court case that established judicial review

• a group of House or Senate (or both) members that discusses and debates proposed bills; they may also discuss issues of interest to the country

• not in agreement with the U.S Constitution

court order

• a formal statement from a court that orders someone to do or stop doing something

• an order that comes from the U.S. President or a government agency and must be obeyed like a law

• courts that decide on cases involving interpretations of the Constitution and laws passed by Congress; the U.S. Supreme Court is the highest court in the land and is at the top of the federal court system

• a judgment decided by a trial court without the case going to trial; a summary judgment is an attempt to stop a case from going to trial