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| The government gets its power from the permission of the citizens. Can’t do things people say it can’t. Preamble: we the people… in order to form a more perfect union |
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| Compromise made at the constitutional convention that created the two houses of congress |
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| A system that keeps the branches of government from becoming more powerful than the others |
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The federal government is the supreme government in the nation
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| The president can kill a bill by refusing to sign it for ten days. If congress is not in session on the tenth day the bill dies without President officially vetoing it and sending it back to congress for a vote |
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| Congress has the right to make laws that are seen as necessary and proper to run the country. Grants power to congress beyond what is written in the constitution. |
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| A form of government where citizens elect representatives to make decisions and laws for them. |
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| A concept of government where the federal government and state governments each have their own powers. Article 4. |
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| A process that ensures the federal government does not become too powerful. |
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| The government is set up to have three separate branches that have unique powers from each other |
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| Citizens of the US have rights that are protected by the constitution |
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