| A | B |
|---|
| liberty | freedom |
| checks and balances | exists when each branch of the government keeps the others from gaining too much power. |
| Prime Minister | is the leader of a parliamentary government. |
| natural rights | are rights that belong to every person |
| amendments | are laws that have been added to the constitution |
| commander-in-chief | head of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines |
| legislature | is a lawmaking body in the United States |
| ratify | means to approve |
| federalism | government in which the power is divided between a central government and state government.. |
| Preamble | is the introduction to the Constitution |
| seperation of powers | means the different branches of government |
| veto | The right of the President to reject a bill that has been passed |
| treaties | are agreements between nations |
| petition | means to make a request |
| double jeopardy | is being tried twice for the same crime. |
| suffurage | is the right to vote. |
| copyrights | are the rights to publish written work |
| census | is a counting of the population |
| civil rights | are the rights that belong to all citizens in the U.S. |
| Chief of State | represents the whole nation as President |
| impeach | to charge with committing crime or acting wrongly |
| undocumented | means without papers to prove citizenship |
| appeal | is to send to a higher court for antoher decisions |
| district attorney | is a lawyer who works for the county |
| filibuster | is speaking for such a long time that the bill dies |
| conference committee | is a committee with members from both houses |
| ambassador | is the representative of one nation in another nation |
| civil service | deals with jobs in government |
| bureaucracy | is many groups of people doing many differnt jobs |
| overturn | means to reverse |
| amend | means to change |
| constituents | are voters |
| plaintiff | is the person bringing the case to court |
| tangible factors | are things that can be seen by the naked eye |
| militia | is a group of soldiers who don't belong to the armed forces and are used for special purposes |
| criminal law | is the body of law that defines crimes and provides for their punishments |
| regressive taxes | are taxes that are the same amount for everyone |
| city charter | is a plan for city government |
| polling booth | is a place to vote |
| propaganda | is used to try and sway people |
| profit | is the amount of money earned after all bills are paid. |
| referendum | is a proposed law that citizens must vote on |
| municipal | having to do with cities |
| primary elections | are held at the state level before a national elections |
| discrimination | unequal treatment |
| income | is earned money |
