US GOVERNMENT VOCAB

3. a meeting of party members to take a stance an particular issues
5. Party a political party that is not democratic or republican, and that holds a different set of beliefs; less popular
7. election an election that determines the nominees for each party
10. having two branches, ex: the house and senate of the legislature
12. branch the branch of government that creates laws
15. and balances a system that gives each governmental power limits over each other
16. of Rights the constitution’s first ten amendments
17. a political party that believes in liberal social values, and a strong central government
19. the process of how a person from another country can gain citizenship in the US
20. the process that allows a president to prevent a bill from becoming law

1. an article added to the US constitution
2. sovereignty the idea that the power is within the people
4. branch the branch of government that is responsible for carrying out laws
6. a political party that holds conservative beliefs about social values, and desires a small government
8. a division of power between the state and the federal government
9. rules established by the government that dictate how the US is run
11. group a group with a specialized interest that contributes money to political members in order to accomplish a goal
13. the process by which the house of representatives can impeach the president
14. branch the branch of government that evaluates laws
18. part of the legislature, has 535 members