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| Majority rule vs. minority rights | conflict or controversy which happens when the desire of the majority is believed to threaten civil rights of a minority |
| New Jersey v. TLO | a case in which the Supreme Court ruled that the Fourth Amendment rights do apply to students at school |
| Homeland Security | a group that makes sure that the U.S. is secure from terrorism, foreign threats , natural disasters, etc. |
| Expenditures | those things which the Federal government must pay for |
| Income tax return | forms filled out by an individual or company to determine how much tax they owe to the government |
| Federal Bureau of Investigation | the federal government’s top law enforcement agency |
| Interest groups | groups advocate a certain cause ; lobbyists |
| Direct/Indirect taxes | a direct tax is a tax paid directly to the government . An indirect tax is collected through an agent other than the government. |
| Immunity | – a privilege enjoyed by Congress which says that no Congressman can be arrested while he/she is involved in a session of Congress |
| Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier | a case where the Supreme Court ruled that schools can censor any material that is not consistent with the school’s mission |
| Revenue | money that the government takes in |
| Regressive taxes | taxes that take a large amount of income from people that make less money than other people |
| User fees | is money that is charged by the government for people to use certain services such as fees charged to camp in a national park or money paid by certain companies to use federal highways. |
| Commute sentences | shortens the time someone has to spend in prison for committing a crime |
| Popular sovereignty | the belief that governments are created by and subject to the will of the people |
| Limited government | the government must obey a set of laws it is not free to do whatever it wants |
