Rules enforced by government which inform citizens what they may or may not do

“Senior” or “upper” house of representatives in which state has two representatives (A group of people in the Legislative Branch)

Lower house of Congress which the number of each state’s representatives is based on its population (A group of people in the Legislative Branch)

A group that shares the same ideas about government

First draft of a law

Part of the government, headed by the President that carries out laws

law making part of the government

Part of the government that interprets the laws through legal cases