__________________________ - a system of government in which citizens choose other citizens to represent, or stand for, them in government.

_________________________ - the different powers and different jobs of each branch of government.

____________________________- a system put in place to make sure one group of leaders do not receive too much power.

_____________________________-the part of the national government that is led by the President.

_____________-to overturn or dismiss a law

_____________________- the leader of the United States government; also known as the Commander-in-Chief.

________________________________-the lawmaking part of the state and national government.

____________________________-the part of the government made up of the Supreme Court that determines if a law is constitutional or if a law has been broken.

_____________- a group of citizens chosen to decide if a law has been broken.

__________________- the process by which citizens vote for people to represent them.

_______________ - the person elected to be the leader of a state.

__________________ - the person elected to be the leader of a city/community.

______________________ - a group of local officials who make rules and laws.