US Constitution

2. A system which allows each branch of government to check one another so no one branch becomes too powerful
3. A legislative body have two houses (Senate and House of Representatives)
7. the power of the executive (president) to reject a bill passed by the legislature (Congress)
8. Power is shared between the federal government and state governments
13. The first 10 amendments to the US Constitution
15. People rule the government
16. Congress based on state population

1. Division of power between the three branches of government (legislative, executive, and judicial)
4. Principles and laws of a country
5. President enforces the laws
6. Congress makes the laws
9. The rights of the Supreme Court to decided if a law follows the constitution
10. Supreme Court interprets laws
11. tasks citizens should do
12. Privileges given to you by the government
14. Congress based on equal representation (2 per state)