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history vocab 1
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Term | Definition |
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Immigrate | to come into a new country permanently |
visa | limited time permission to come to America |
Naturalize | to grant a foreigner citizenship in a country |
due process | constitutional protection against unfair government actions and laws. A guarantee of fairness. |
amendment | A formal or official change to a document. |
citizen | A person with certain right and duties under a government a person who by birth or by choice owes allegiance, or loyalty, to a nation. |
alien | A citizen of one country that lives in anther country |
diversity | differences |
jury of peers | a group of ordinary citizens who hear a court case and decide weather the accused person is innocent or guilty |
witnesses | people who seen events related to a crime or who have special information that may determine the guilt of innocence of a person on trial. |
common law | a body of law based on judges' decisions |
candidate | A person runing for office |