Three Branches of Government
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. ARTICLE
A. A member of a ___
2. CONSTITUTION
B. Decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice
3. CHIEF JUSTICE
C. Nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
4. PRESIDENT
D. Not consistent with or according to a constitution
5. SENATOR
E. Law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
6. REPRESENTATIVE
F. A preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution
7. IMPEACH
G. A vote that blocks a decision
8. TRIAL
H. The highest federal ___ in the United States
9. SUPREME COURT
I. A native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
10. TERM
J. The act of testing something
11. UNCONSTITUTIONAL
K. Elected leader of a country
12. PREAMBLE
L. The judge who presides over a supreme court
13. EXECUTIVE
M. Persons who administer the law
14. JUDICIAL
N. A manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device
15. OVERRIDE
O. To challenge the honesty or veracity of
16. VETO
P. A member of the United States House of ___
17. CITIZEN
Q. A statement of what is required as part of an agreement