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PCMS1 Government
8th grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Right | Standard or law that ensures that governments and other institutions protect people's freedom and treat people equally in society and politics |
| Responsibility | Knowledge that actions have consequences and that these consequences effect other people |
| Sovereignty | The idea of supreme power or source of authority |
| Federalism | Relating to the central government of a country |
| Political Party | Group of people that represents particular ideas and interests and tries to make these ideas and interests a part of government policy |
| Primary Election | Individuals from the same political party try to |
| General Election | Where candidates from different political parties run against each other for government office |
| Legislative Branch | Branch of government that makes laws |
| Two-third vote | Requires 2/3 to approve in Georgia House of Representatives requires 120 out of 180, in Senate needs 37 out of 56 |
| Majority Party | Political party that has most members in the legislature |
| Speaker of the House | Leadder of the House of Representatives, member of the majority party |
| Minority Leader | Promotes the ideas and interests of the minority party in Senate or House of Representatives |
| President of the Senate | Leader of the Senate |
| President pro temp | Leader of the senate |
| Bill | Legislation that calls for additions |
| Majority Vote | Requires slightly more than half to approve something |
| Trial Court | Court that determines if a person or group actions and intentions are against the law or not, decided by judge or jury |
| Prosecutor | A criminal case; a government body that charges group or person committing a crime |
| Plaintiff | Person who complains about another in a civil case; must convince a judge or jury that their complaint has true basis |
| misdemeanor | Less serious crime for which the punishment is less than a year in jail |
| grand jury | determine whether or not a person is accused of a crime. |
| jurisdiction | geographic and legal range over which a court has control and can pass judgement. |
| felony | serious crime for which the punishment is a year or more in jail. |
| defendant | civil case; person is charged with committing a crime. |
| criminal law | law that applies to criminal cases. |
| criminal case | person found guilty in a criminal case may have to pay a fine. |
| civil case | done wrong in some way which dosent involve committing a crime. |
| appealed court | if a trial court has made an mistake. |
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