a group of advisors to the president, including heads of important departments in the executive branch

the document that set up the first government of the United States; the government had limited power

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

the system in which each branch of government limits, ir checks, the powers of the other branches

a document that describes how a government will work

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

to accuse or charge a government official, such as the presdient, with a crime or misconduct

the branch that makes laws

the branch that interprets laws and settles disagreements about them

the branch that carries out, or executes, laws

a change to the Constitution

the first 10 amendments to the Constitution that protect the rights and freedoms of people in the United States

proper legal procedures, such as a fair trial

noncriminal, or involving disputes about property, money, or other matters

to approve; to make a written document official by signing it

having a negative judgement or opinion of something or someone that is not based on facts

a group of citizens who are chosen to decide the outcome of a trial