| A | B |
|---|
| federal system | shared power between states and national government |
| impeach | to bring charges of serious crimes against a president |
| veto | cancel |
| executive orders | commands of the president |
| pardon | freedom from punishment |
| Thurgood Marshall | first black Supreme Court Justice |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | first woman Supreme Court Justice |
| James Madison | federalist who promised a bill of rights |
| majority rule | greatest number of people can make policies for everyone |
| petition | to make a request of the government |
| search warrant | permission to search someone's property |
| due process | law must be fairly applied |
| indict | formally accuse |
| double jeopardy | can't be tried for the same crime twice |
| eminent domain | power to take personal property to benefit the public |
| naturalized citizens | foreign-born people who become U.S. citizens |
| deport | return to the country of origin |
| draft | required military service |
| political action committees | groups that collect money for candidates |
| interest groups | people who share a common interest and take political action |
