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| SECURITY ORDER | Original purposes of government |
| TOTALITARIAN | government that controls all aspects of the political and social life of a nation |
| INITIATIVE | A procedure whereby voters can propose a law or amendment within a state |
| REFERENDUM | voters choose the candidates that represent their political party |
| RECALL | a procedure allowing the people to vote to dismiss an elected official from office before his/her term has ended |
| UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE | the right of all people to vote for a representative government |
| SIXTIES | decade in which universal suffrage was achieved in the United States |
| MAJORITY VOTE | more than 50% of voters |
| CONSTITUTION | the principle for the United States form of limited government is found in what document |
| ASIAN | along with Hispanic, the fastest growing minority in the US today |
| MAYFLOWER COMPACT | this was first set of rules and regulations established to insure civil obedience in the US |
| TAXES | these were imposed on the colonists to pay for Great Britain's defense against the French |
| BOYCOTT | the First Continental Congreee sought to do what to British trade |
| ARMY | the Second Continental Congress sought to establish this for national security |
| SLAVE TRADE | the original Declaration of Independence condemned what? |
| JEFFERSON | Wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence |
| NATURAL RIGHTS | life, liberty and property |
| LOCKE | advocated that government should insure each citizen their natural rights |
| ELECTORAL COLLEGE | elects the President of the U.S. |
| NINE | of the original thirteen states, how many needed to approve of the Constitution in order for it to be ratified |
| ANTIFEDERALISTS | against the constitution |
| BILL OF RIGHTS | these allow for the protection of individual liberties from the national government |
| JUDICIAL REVIEW | the ability of the courts to declare that the legislature and executive are committing unconstitutional acts |
| UNITARY | the most commom form of government today |
| CONCURRENT | powers held by both the national and state governments |
| PREEMPTION | national laws take exception over state laws |
| FIRST | which amendment implies that tax money cannot be used to support religious activities |
| SECOND | which amendment allows you to use a firearm to hunt? |
| FOURTH | which amendment protects you from having to allow government authorities enter your home |
| FIFTH | which amendment gives you the right to be tried in a court of law |
| EIGHTH | which amendment protects you from being capital punishment for a misdemeanor |
| TENTH | which amendment reserves power to the states |
| SYMBOLIC SPEECH | nonverbal expression of beliefs |
| COMMERCIAL SPEECH | advertising statements |
| CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER | exists when freedom of expression may endanger the public |
| SLANDER | a false statement that harms the good reputation of another |
| LIBEL | defamation in writing |
| RADIO TV | the media with the most limited First Amendment protection |
| ABORTION | The Roe vs. Wade case applies to what right? |
| THIRTEENTH | Which amendment prohibits slavery |
| FOURTEENTH | Which amendment defines equal citizenship in the US |
| FIFTEENTH | Which amendment allows all males the right to vote? |
| JIM CROW | which laws began as a result of the Plessy v. Ferguson case? |
| POLL TAX | used to dissuade African-Americans from voting |
| AFFIRMATIVE ACTION | special consideration to traditionally disadvantages groups in an effort to overcome past discrimination |
| VERMONT | state that allows state, but not federal, benefits to same-sex couples |
| REPUBLICAN | party that supports big business and limited government |
| DEMOCRAT | party that supports social welfare and active government |
| LAWYER | most popular profession for individuals seeking public office |
| YELLOW | sensational and irresponsible journalism |
| TELEVISION | liberal media |
| RADIO | conservative media |
| LAWMAKING | the principle function of the legislature |
| CONGRESS | the House of Representatives and the Senate |
| SIX | term, in years, of a Senator |
| TWO | term, in years, of a Representative |
| SPEAKER | most powerful member in the House |
| VICE PRESIDENT | the president of the Senate |
| THIRTY FIVE | minimum age to be elected president |
| EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE | the ability of the president and executive branch to withhold certain information from Congress and the courts |
| POSTAL SERVICE | along with the Department of Defense, this agency is the largest in the federal government |
| PRECEDENT | court ruling based on previous legal conditions in similar cases |
| STARE DECISIS | to stand on decided cases |
| FISA | court that can authorize a search without informing the suspect of the search |
| CLASS ACTION | lawsuit for "all persons similarly situated". |
| HABEAS CORPUS | the violation of holding a U.S. citizen indefinitely without charges |
| TWENTY SEVEN | amendments to the US Constitution |
| THREE | most current census of U.S. population is one, two, or three hundred million |
