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Section 1
(50 cards)
ALEIN
foreign-born resident who is not a citizen
FELONY
major crime such as murder
SPLINTER PARTIES
parties that broke away from a major party
HARD MONEY
campaign money given directly to a candidate
REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT
idea that the government should serve the will of the people
EXECUTIVE POWERS
the power to carry out the laws
BENCH TRIAL
trial with no jury
GOD
People of royal birth believe in the Divine Right to rule giving to them by:
DEFENDENT
the person who is brought to court over a complaint
GRANTS-IN-AID PROGRAMS
federal money given to States and local units
ANTI-FEDERALISTS
the belief in limiting the federal government and empowering the individual states
BONDS
used by government for a long-term borrowing
NATIONAL COMMITTEES
an organization that handles a political party's affairs between conventions
COMMERCE POWER
power of Congress to regulate trade
PAROLE
releases a prisoner from jail early
FEWER CONFLICTS AMONG BRANCHES
what is true about the difference between parliamentary and presidential government
TERRITORIES
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands
PRIVILEGES & IMMUNITIES CLAUSE
no state can draw unreasonable distinctions between its residents and those of other states
IDEOLOGICAL PARTIES
parties strongly devoted to certain beliefs
CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED
according to the Declaration of Independence, the only legitimate basis for a government's powers
ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
failed because they gave more power to some states than to others
SOFT MONEY
political donations given to the party or a special-interest group
EXTRADITION
the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in a state is returned
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
members of both houses working together
FLEXIBLE FOR CHANGING TIMES
the framers left some sections of the Constitution without detail like an outline in order to allow for:
PRECINCT
the smallest unit of election administration
SUFFRAGE
the right to vote
OLIGARCHY
government with a small group holding all the power
CHARACTERISTIC OF A STATE
population, territory, sovereignty, constitution
PLAINTIFF
the person who starts a legal action in court
FEDERALISTS
belief that the federal and state governments should share power equally
ELECTORAL VOTE
vote cast by electors in the electoral college
DEFICIT
all the money the government has borrowed and not repaid
DUE PROCESS
protection against the arbitrary taking of life, liberty, or property
LEGISLATIVE POWER
the power to make laws
CIVIL CASE
a case involving a contract dispute
AUTOCRACY
government with one person holding all the power
GENDER GAP
differences in the way men and women vote
PUBLIC DEBT
money owed by the federal government
PROPOSED NATIONALLY, RATIFIED STATE TO STATE
Why the formal-amendment process is an example of federalism
SUPREMACY CLAUSE
declares that the Constitution is the "supreme law"
JUDICIAL RESTRAINT
belief in the application of precedent and the Framer's original intent
BILL
a proposed law
SINGLE-ISSUE PARTIES
focus narrowly on a single concern
COLONISTS BELIEF IN SELF-GOVERNMENT
evidenced by their strong opposition to the taxes imposed by the Crown
GEORGE WASHINGTON'S OATH OF OFFICE
the event that marked the official inauguration of the new government under the Constitution
EXCLUSIVE POWERS
powers held only by the National Government
JUDICIAL POWERS
the power to decide the meaning of laws
BASIC POWERS OF GOVERNMENT
legislative, executive, judicial
REFERENDUM
a way for citizens to propose new laws
Section 2
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