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| a change to the Constitution of the United States |
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| the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution; they state the basic rights of United States citizens |
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| the building where the Congress of the United States meets |
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| an official member of a country |
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| the written plan for governing the United States of America |
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| a way of life followed by a group of people |
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| a system of government in which every citizen has a right to take part |
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| the part of government that enforces the law |
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| a system of government in which the national and state governments share power |
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| the laws that are followed and the people that run a country |
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| a person who comes to live in a new land |
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| the part of government, made up of courts and judges, that interprets laws |
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| a panel of ordinary citizens who make decisions in a court of law |
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| a paper or booklet that gives a person permission to travel to other countries |
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| a type of government in which people elect leaders to represent them |
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| the highest court of the United States |
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| money the government collects to pay for its services |
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| the place where the President of the United States lives and works |
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