| A | B |
| citizen | a person with certain rights and duties under a government |
| naturalized | to have gone through the process of becoming a citizen |
| alien | a citizen of one country who lives in another country |
| representative | people who are chosen to speak and act for their fellow citizens in government |
| rule of law | the concept of a government of laws, rather than of men and women |
| jury of peers | a group of ordinary citizens who hear the case and decide whether the accused person is innocent or guilty |
| witnesses | people who have seen events related to the crime or who have special information that may help determine the guilt or innocence of the person on trial |
| common good | the well-being of all members of society |
| candidate | a person running for office |