An agreement among people about how the rules for their group will be made

• checks and balances

• lobbying

• social contract

• filibuster

a group of people who share similar political ideas

• bureaucracy

• political party

• veto

• constitution

A document that tells us how government will run

• bureaucracy

• social contract

• constitution

• veto

Dividing the powers of government among more than one group or branch of government.

• checks and balances

• filibuster

• separation of power

• precedent

A decision which is later used to help make other similar decisions

• precedent

• veto

• filibuster

• lobbying

Actions which each branch of government can take to stop or change actions of the other branches of government.

• veto

• lobbying

• social contract

• checks and balances

To say no to a bill.

• veto

• filibuster

• lobbying

• precedent

The departments of government which carry out the day to day business of the government.

• separation of powers

• political party

• bureaucracy

• constitution

Talking or writing to someone to influence his or her . opinion.

• checks and balances

• lobbying

• constitution

• social contract

A long talk for the purpose of stopping action on a bill.

• filibuster

• veto

• precedent

• lobbying