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| System of Checks and Balances | Division and allocation of the powers of government between its various branches. |
| Impeachment Case | A case involving a government official for misconduct in office. |
| Political Party | A private organization of citizens who select and promote candidates for election to public office. |
| Amendment | A change or alteration. |
| Democracy | Every adult citizen may vote on all issues. |
| Republic | A representative democracy. |
| Sovereignty | Freedom from external control. |
| Civil Rights | Personal, natural rights guaranteed by the Constitution. |
| Legal Rights | The benefits to which a person is justly entitled by law. |
| Legal Duties | Obligations or standards of conduct toward other persons that are enforceable by law. |
| Due Process of Law | The concept of fundamental fairness in compliance with reasonable and just laws. |
