A written plan of government - Constitution, Cruel and oppressive government or rule - Tyranny, Having to do with the law - Legislative, The person who runs the government and sees that the laws are carried out - executive, of, by, or appropriate to a court or judge - judicial, One house of Congress consisting of 100 members, 2 from each state - Senate, the lower house of Congress, consisting of a different number of representatives from each state, depending on population - House of Representatives, Constitutional divison of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making laws, the executive applying and enforcing the law and the judiciary interpreting the law - Separation of Powers, A system that allows each branch of government to limit powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuser of power - Checks and Balances, A change in, or addition to, a constitution or law - Amendment,

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