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7th Ringcard 14-25
2nd Semester Ringcard Vocab 14-25
Question | Answer |
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Bicameral legislature | divided into two houses: The Senate and the House of Representatives |
Civil Law | Laws dealing with disputes between citizens (when someone sues someone else) as well as Juvenile Cases. |
Criminal law | Laws dealing with criminal acts and their punishments |
Declaration of Independence | A document that is used to separate a country from another country. EXAMPLE: Texas from Mexico (1836), the U.S.A. from the U.K. (1776) |
Cabinet | a group of officials who work for and advise the Governor and control executive agencies. |
Appoint | assign a job or role to someone. |
Appeal | requesting a formal change to an official decision. |
Attorney General | The top lawyer for the state. (Ken Paxton) |
Annexed | add to, join, or attach. (example – the U.S. annexed the Republic of Texas and admitted it to the Union as the 28th state) |
1st amendment | Freedom of speech, religion, the press, petition, & assembly |
2nd amendment | Right To Bear Arms (guns) |
5th amendment | Right of due process of law (plead the 5th – don’t have to be a witness against yourself) |