| A | B |
| joint resolution | when two countries sign an agreement |
| journalist | person engaged in the collection of current events to present through mass media |
| judicial branch | one of the three branches of government that interprets the laws |
| judicial review | the power of the court system to rule a law unconstitutional |
| judiciary | a system of law courts |
| justification | something that could be defended |
| justice | being fair and proper in administering the law |
| Jim Crow Laws | laws that restricted Blacks after they were supposedly freed |