| A | B |
|---|
| administration | a team of executive branch officials |
| alien | a citizen of one country who lives in another country |
| alliance | a group of nations |
| amendments | changes to the Constitution |
| appeal | to ask a higher court to review a decision |
| appellate court | appeals court |
| arbitration | the use of a third person to make a legal decision |
| arraignment | a court hearing in which the defendant is formally charged, pleas guilty or not guilty |
| bail | money, promise to return |
| beliefs | certain ideas that people trust are true |
| bias | a favoring of one point of view |
| bicameral | two-house, as in a legislature with two houses |
| bill | a proposed law |
| bonds | certificates bought from the government, pays interest |
| boycott | to refuse to buy a certain company's products |
| budget | a plan for raising and spending money |
| bureaucracy | an organization of government departments, etc. |
| Cabinet | the President's advisors |
| candidate | a person running for office |
| capital | anything produced in an economy that is saved to be used to produce other goods and services |
| capitalism | another name for free market |
| census | official county of the population |
| checks and balances | ways to limit the branches of government |
| citizen | a person with certain rights and duties |
| civil disobedience | breaking a law because it goes aginst personal morals |
| civil law | laws that effect differences between people |
| command economy | economic system with a central authority |
| common good | the well-being of all members of society |
| common law | a body of law based on judges' decisions |
| constituents | the people a member of Congress represents |
| constitution | a plan of goernment |
| consumer | a person who uses, or consumes |
| crime | any behavior that is illegal, harmful to society |
| currency | coins, paper bills |
| defendant | the party who answers a complaint |
| delinquent | a juvenile who is found guilty of a crime |
| democracy | a system of government, shared by the people |
| dictatorship | a government controlled by one |
| direct democracy | laws are made by people directly |
| discrimination | the unfair treatment of a group of people compared with another group |
| diversity | differences |
| double jeopardy | being placed on trial twice for the same crime |
| due process of law | accused treated fairly |
| economy | system of producing, distributing goods and services |
| entrepreneur | a person who starts a business |
| equality | everyone has same rights and duties |
| executive branch | president, governor are examples |
| felony | imprisonment for 1-plus years |
| freedom | the ability say/do most anything |
| goods | physical products, food/clothing |
| GNP | gross national product |
| heritage | the traditions passed down |
| immigrants | people who move from one country to another |
| impeach | to accuse the President or other high official |
| interest | payment for the use of capital |
| judicial review | power of the Supreme Court |
| jury of peers | a group of ordinary citizens at a trial |
| justice | fairness |
| laws | rules of society |
| legal code | a written collection of laws |
| legislature | a group that makes laws |
| market | place/situation to exchange goods/services |
| misdemeanor | less than 1 year in jail |
| monarchy | government with a king/queen |
| morals | beliefs about what is fair and right or wrong |
| nationalism | a felling of loyalty to a nation |
| naturalized | process to become a citizen |
| natural rights | rights people are born with |
| opportunity cost | benefit given up in economy |
| parole | free to serve rest of jail outside |
| plea bargaining | agreeing to plead guilty, for a lesser charge |
| precedent | guideline, similar court cases |
| probable cause | a good reason to believe a crime is committed |
| racism | the belief that one race is better |
| revenue | income |
| rules | specific expectations of behaviour |
| scarcity | limited resources problem |
| social roles | roles people play in real life |
| statutes | written laws by legislatures |
| supply | amounts of a product offered by makers |
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| values | standards of behavior |
| veto | to reject, bills |
| wants | desires for goods and services |
| warrant | a legal paper to arrest, seize, etc. |
