| A | B |
|---|
| Amendment #18 | Prohibition |
| Amendment #19 | Women right to vote |
| Amendment #26 | changed the voting age to 18 |
| Bill of Rights | First 10 Amendments to the Constitution |
| Constitutional Supremecy | The Laws of our constitutional are supreme to all other laws. |
| Limited Government | Principle that the government is only given the power to do certain things. |
| Popular Sovereignty | People hold the supreme power to rule |
| Checks & Balances | Each brnach of the government has the ability to moderate the powers of the other branches |
| judicial review | The court system has the ability to decide wether a law is constitutional ornot. |
| probable cause | reasonable grounds for suspicion based on evidence |
| search warrant | official document that describes in detail hte area to be searched, the object being searched for, or hte person suspected of a crim |
| double jeopardy | guarantee that a person cannot be tried for the same crime 2X |
| self incrimination | forcing a person accused of a crime to testify against themselves. |
| petition | request for specific course of government action |
| poll taxes | special taxes paid as a requirement for voting |
| Rule of Law | all citizens (ruler & ruled) are guaranteed the same rights |
| Amendment | addition or change tothe constitution |
| Preamble | Beginning or opening of the U.S. COnstitution |
| Constitutionalism | States that the power of the people running the government are limited by the Constitution. |
| civil rights | freedoms guaranteed by law. |
| Due Process of Law | idea that government must follow fair and lawful procedures in it's dealings with individuals. |
| precedents | court rulings that serve as guidlines for making future decisions. |
