The men in Shay’s Rebellion were fighting to

Why did the states call a Constitutional Convention?

The first government (before the Constitution)

In the executive branch, the president can

Whose main job is to make laws?

The advisors to the head of the executive branch make up the

After a government official is impeached, what happens next?

The judicial branch can decide whether a law is

Which term refers to the principle that nobody is above the law?

A document that describes how a government will work

The branch of government that makes the laws and includes the Senate and the House of Representatives

An agreement in which each side gives up some of what it wants

A form of government in which citizens elect representatives who are responsible to the people

To accuse or charge a government official, such as the president, with a crime or misconduct

A form of government in which a ruler holds power for life

The branch of government that interprets laws and settle disagreements about them

A set of public laws that apply to all people equally, with no one getting special treatment

The branch of the government that carries out or executes the laws

To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law, a power that only belongs to the presidentA.