Match each term to the correct definition. Group of answer choices

1. Enlightenment Federalists Bill of Rights

2. Legislative Branch Executive Branch

3. Electoral College Judicial Branch

4. Supreme Court Veto

Enlightenment - era of philosophical thought characterized by a strong empahsis on rationality and liberalism.

Federalists - members of the Federalist Party, led by Alexander Hamilton, who supported a strong federal government.

Bill of Rights - The collection of the first ten amendments to the U. S. Constitution, which enforce and expand several civil rights.

Legislative Branch - one of the three branches of government proposed by Montesquieu. It is in charge of making laws. In the U. S., it corresponds to the Congress.

Executive Branch - one of the three branches of government proposed by Montesquieu. It is in charge of enforcing laws. In the U. S., it is respresented by the president.

Electoral College - the body of of 538 electors who choose the U. S. president.

Judicial Branch - one of the three branches of government proposed by Montesquieu. It is in charge of interpreting laws and solving legal cases, in the U. S., it consists of the federal and state courts, including the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court - the highest court of the United States, whose task is to interpret the U. S. Constitution.

Veto - the power to stop a legislation from being enforced. In the United States, the president can veto any laws that come from Congress.