| A | B |
|---|
| Preamble | The introduction to the Constitution or a document |
| Article | Parts of the Constitution or a document |
| Checks and Balances | Each Government Branch's check on the other brances |
| Amendment | Changes to the Constitution |
| Indicted | Formally accused |
| Double jeopardy | People who are accused of a crime and found not guilty may not be put on trial again for the same crime |
| Federalism | A system of gevernment where the power to goevern is shared between state and national government |
| Due process of law | Nothing can be taken away from us without following procedures established by law |
| Eminent Domain | The government's right to take away private property for public use is limited |
| Liberty | freedom of the people to live as they choose |
| Popular Sovereignty | The people hold the final authority, or ruling power, in government |
| Representative Democracy | A type of government where people elect the leaders or officials who make the decisions for them |
| Direct Democracy | Decision making is done by all the people |
| Electoral College | A system of indirect election of the President, where each states chooses a group of officials, Electors, and the Electors would meet to vote on the state's choice for President and which ever President they chose got their electoral votes |
| Tyranny | Cruel and unjust rule |
| Delegated | Assigned to a certain task |
| Reserved | Saved |
| Concurrent | Shared |
| Veto | Reject, the President's ability to reject a bill |
| Override | Defeat a veto |
| Elastic Clause | Clause that gives Congress the power to make all laws wich shall be necessary and proper for carrying out the tasks of government |
| Discrimination | Unfair teartment |
| Judicial Review | The power of the Supremem court to review government acts and possibly declare them unconstitutional |
| John Marshall | A strong-willed chief justice |
| Precedent | example |
| Cabinet | panel of advisors |
| Bureacracy | Organization of government workers |
| Diplomacy | Relations with foreign countries |
| Executive Agreement | An agreement that the President makes directly with the head of state from another country |
| House of Representatives | House of Congress where state delegats depend on the population of each state; there are 435 members of the House |
| Senate | House of Congress where each state has 2 delegates |
| Consituents | Voters who elect public officials to represent them |
| Bills | Proposed Laws |
| Standing Committees | Permanent committees that specialize in different areas |
| Confreence Committee | A committee where members of both houses meet to create one version of their two similar but different passed bills |
| Impeach | bring formal charges against; accuse |
| Appeal | Ask the next highest court to review the case |
| Duities | things that we are required to do by law |
| Responsibilities | obligations that we fulfill voluntarily for the well being of our nation |
| Toleration | Respecting and acepting others, regardless of their beliefs, practices, or other differences |
