| (both houses of) Parliament | Cortes |
| Capinet | Gabinete |
| Congress | Congreso |
| Ministry | Ministerio |
| ammendment | enmienda |
| article | artículo |
| bill | proyecto de ley |
| branch | rama |
| budget | presupuesto |
| case | caso |
| census | censo |
| citizen | ciudadano |
| city (municipal) government | gobierno municipal |
| civil government | gobierno civil |
| constitution | constitución |
| court | corte |
| crown | Corona |
| current | corriente |
| deputy | diputado (-a) |
| dictator | dictador (-a) |
| disagreement | desacuerdo |
| executive branch | rama ejecutiva |
| expenditures | gastos |
| federal government | gobierno federal |
| fiscal | fiscal |
| government | gobierno |
| house of representatives | Cámara de Representantes |
| income | ingresos |
| judge | juez |
| judicial branch | rama judicial |
| law | ley |
| legislative branch | rama legislativa |
| legislator | legislador (-a) |
| local government | gobierno local |
| minister | ministro |
| nation | nación |
| national government | gobierno nacional |
| parliament | Parlamento |
| people | pueblo |
| politics | política |
| population | población |
| power | poder |
| present | actual |
| president | presidente (-a) |
| prime minister | primer ministro |
| representative | representante |
| senate | Senado |
| senator | senador (-a) |
| stage | etapa |
| standing committee | comisión permanente |
| state | Estado |
| state government | gobierno estatal |
| subcommittee | comisión de conferencia |
| subject, affairs | asuntos |
| support | apoyo |
| taxes | impuestos |
| to approve | aprobar |
| to delegate | delegar |
| to establish | establecer |
| to originate | originar |
| to override | contrarrestar |
| to ratify | ratificar |
| to reject | rechazar |
| to sign | firmar |
| to support | apoyar |
| to veto | vetar |