Social Studies Chapter 9

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James Madison

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Called the Father of Constitution; served as Secretary of State and 4th president of the United States

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Sandra Day O' Connor

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First Women Supreme Court Justice, appointed by president Ronald Reagan in 1981

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Thurgood Marshall

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First black Supreme Court justice, appointed by President Lyndon Johnson in 1967

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apportionment

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distribution of legislative seats according to population

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cabinet

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leaders in the executive branch who advise the president

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concurrent powers

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The powers that the federal government and the states share

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delgated powers

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powers given exclusively to the federal governmanet and forbidden to the states

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deport

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to expel a foreigner from a country

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double jeaopardy

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this means that poeple who are accused of a crime and found not guilty may not be on trial again for the same crime

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draft

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selection of people to serve the army

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due process

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the act of assuring that laws may not treat people unfairly

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elastic clause

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article I of the Constitution that allows Congress to stretch its delgated powers to the address issues that the nation's founders could not have foreseen

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eminent domain

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the government's right to take private property for the good of all citizens

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executive orders

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The President can create law directly through these

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impeach

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the process of bringing charges against a government official in order to remove them from office

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indict

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accuse formally of a crime

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naturalization

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the process of becoming a citizen

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pardons

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A warrant granting release from punishment for an offense

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petition

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a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority

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political action committees

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group of people who donate money (usually large amounts) to candidates with similar beliefs

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representatives democracy

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government where the people are represented by elected leaders

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search warrant

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legal or formeal document obtained from a judge, required by the fourth ammendment, allowing for the legal search of an individual's person, belongings, or abode.

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veto

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to reject a bill and try to stop it from becoming law