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35 Cards in this Set
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What is an Amendment?
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An addtion to a formal document
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What is an Appeal?
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Applying to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of the decision of the lower court.
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What is a Bail?
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A pay in which to get out of jail
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What is Bicameral?
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Having 2 branches or chambers in the Legislative branch (House/Senate)
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What is a Bill?
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An idea wanting to become a law
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What is a Cabinet?
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A group of advisors that consists of 15 departments
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What is a Census?
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An official population
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What is Checks and Balances?
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Powers that are given to each branch to make sure they all have equal power
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What is a Chief Justice?
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Chief of the Judicial Branch
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What is Civil Rights?
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The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality
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What is Concurrent Powers?
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Powers shared by both States and Government
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What is Delegated Powers?
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The different powers granted respectively to each of the 3 branches
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What is Domestic?
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Maintaining peace
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What is Double Jeopardy?
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A right where someone cannot be tried for the same crime twice
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What is Due Process?
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Government should follow Constitutional ideas
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What is the Electoral College?
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Special group of advisors
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What is an Eminent Domain?
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The right of the government or it's agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation
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What is the Federal System?
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Sharing power between state and Government (Federalism)
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What is Impeachment?
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The house of Rep. can vote to impeach an official for wrongdoing
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What is Implied Powers?
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Powers not specified by the Constitution are reserved
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What is Jurisdiction?
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The official power to make legal decisions and judgements
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What is Lame Duck?
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Length of time between a president's election and when in office
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What is Naturalization?
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The process in which a foreign citizen becomes a citizen of a new country
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What is a Pardon?
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Releasing someone from punishment
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What is a Pocket Veto?
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The president has 10 days to veto a bill and if he doesn't it becomes a law without a signature
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What is a Poll Tax?
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A tax in which you need to be able to vote
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What is a President Pro Tempore?
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A Senator who takes place as a presiding officer
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What is a Probable Cause?
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Apparent facts discovered through logical inquiry
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What is Quorum?
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The least number of people who mist be present at a meeting in order for a decision to be made
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What is Reserved Powers?
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Powers that are reserved to state
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What is the Speaker of the House?
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The leader of the House of Representatives
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What is Suffrage?
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The right to vote on political elections
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What is a Tariff?
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An official list of imports and exports imposed by the Government
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What is a Treaty?
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A formal agreement on peace
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What is a Veto?
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A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body
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