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Term
Definition
Concurrent Power   Power shared by the states and federal government.  
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Separation of Power   The division of authority among executive, legislative, and judicial branches to make sure no one branch has to much.  
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Contradict   To go against or state the opposite.  
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Involve   To include.  
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Judicial Review   Power of Supreme Court to say whether any federal state or local law or government action goes against the constitution.  
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Due Process   The legal rules and procedures established by law guaranteed by the constitution that the government must observe before depriving a person of life, liberty or property.  
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Equal Protection   The equal application of the law regrades of a person's race, religion, political beliefs or other qualities.  
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Naturalization   The process of being citizens of another country  
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Administrate   To carry out  
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Diminish   To reduce make smaller  
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Impeachment   To formally charge a public official with misconduct in office  
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Preamble   The introduction to a formal document that often tells why the document was written  
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Constitution   A detailed written plan for government a list of basic cause that support a government.  
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Original Jurisdiction   Authority to be the first court to hear a case  
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Implied Power   Authority not specifically mentioned in the constitution but suggested in its language  
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Popular Sovereignty   The belief that government is subject to the will of the people.  
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Limited Government   Idea that a government may only use the powers given to it by the people.  
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Enumerated Power   Power specifically given congress in the constitution.  
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Reserved Power   Authority Belonging to the states.  
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1st Amendment   Prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion and freedom of speech freedom of press fight to assume petitioning for a government redress of grivances  
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2nd Amendment   Right to keep and bear arms  
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3rd Amendment   Prohibits the forced quartering of soldiers during peacetime  
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4th Amendment   Prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures you will need a search warrant  
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5th Amendment   Sets out rules for indictment by grand jury and eminent domain protects self-incrimination and double jeopardy.  
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6th Amendment   Fair, speedy trial.  
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7th Amendment   Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases according to common law  
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8th Amendment   Prohibits excessive fines and excessive hail as well as cruel and unusual punishment  
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9th Amendment   Protest rights not enumerated byz the constitution  
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10th Amendment   Limits powers  
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11th Amendment   Limits jurisdiction of federal court suits against  
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12th Amendment   President and vice President run on same ticked  
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13th Amendment   Abolishment of slavery  
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14th Amendment   Right for citizen black or white have equal rights  
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15th Amendment   Prohibits the governments from preventing men of all colors voting  
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16th Amendment   Allows government to collect income tax  
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17th Amendment   direct elections of senators  
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18th Amendment   Prohibits alcohol  
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19th Amendment   Guarantees women's right to vote  
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20th Amendment   Lame Duck  
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21st Amendment   sale and manufacturing of alcohol  
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22nd Amendment   President gets two terms  
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23rd Amendment   allows people who live Washington D.C.  
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24th Amendment   Supreme court ban poll taxes  
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25th Amendment   Presidential succession  
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26th Amendment   Suffrage for 18 year olds  
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27th Amendment   Congressional rivers  
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