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| Person who rules with absolute power. |
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| The division between the federal government and the state governments. |
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| The limit placed on the number of immigrants that may enter the U.S. each year. |
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| The cheif executive of a state. |
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| The study of characteristics of human populations. |
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| A person that runs for government office. |
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| A loose association of states. |
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| The lawmaking body of Great Britain. |
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| Consisting of one house,as in a lawmaking body. |
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| Legislatures with two houses. |
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| Powers given to the federal government. |
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| Legal process for returning criminals to the states from which they fled. |
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| An agreement between two or more political parties to work together to run the government. |
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| The authority that acts on behalf of a group of people. |
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| What year were the Articles of Confederation approved? |
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| What year did the constitution come into effect? |
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| What is voting for candidates only from one political party called? |
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| Which branch carries out and enforces the laws in the constitution? |
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| Which document was the U.S. federal system established on? |
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| Who was the pricipal author of the Declaration of Independence? |
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