| A | B |
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| Document drafted by representatives of the 13 original colonies that asserts the rights desired by the colonists | Declaration of Independence |
| Lose form of charter for common government adopted by the thirteen colonies prior to adoption of the Constitution | Articles of Confederation |
| First ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution | Bill of Rights |
| Document that consists of seven articles that provide a workable framework for our federal government | U.S. Constitution |
| Personal, human rights recognized and guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution | civil rights |
| Constitutional requirement for fundamental fairness in our legal and court system | due process of law |
| Division and allocation of the powers of government between its various branches | system of checks and balances |
| Trying a government official for misconduct in office | impeachment cases |
| Private organization of citizens who select and promote candidates for public office | political party |
| Change or alteration | amendment |
| Governmental system in which citizens vote directly to decide issues | democracy |
| Governmental system in which citizens elect representatives to decide issues | republic |
| Freedom from external control | sovereignty |
| Trade and other commercial intercourse between or among businesses in different states | interstate commerce |
| Commerce conducted wholly within one state | intrastate commerce |
| Law that is intended to govern the use of computers in e-commerce and the Internet | cyberlaw |
| A scanning program that uses the attributes of hypertext to allow immediate access to any and all subjects and the background information necessary to comprehend them | browser |
