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Constitution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| President pro tempore | presiding officer of Senate who serves when vice president is absent |
| indictment | charging a person with an offense |
| quorum | minimum number of members that must be present to conduct sessions |
| adjourn | to suspend a session |
| immunity privledge | members cannot be sued or prosecuted for anything they say in Congress |
| emoluments | salaries |
| bill | draft of a proposed law |
| revenue | income raised by government |
| resolution | legislature's formal expression of opinion |
| naturalization | procedure by which a citizen of a foreign nation becomes a citizen of the United States |
| tribunal | a court |
| letter of marque | authority given to a citizen to outfit an armed ship and use it to attack enemy ships in time of war |
| reprisal | taking by force property or territory belonging to another country or to its citizens |
| insurrection | rebellion |
| appropriations | funds set aside for a specific use |
| emolument | payment |
| impost | tax |
| duty | tax |
| original jurisdiction | authority to be the first court to hear a case |
| appellate jurisdiction | authority to hear cases that have been appealed from lower courts |
| treason | violation of the allegiance owed by a person to his or her country, for example, by aiding an enemy |
| extradition | surrender of a criminal to another authority |
| amendment | a change to the Constitution |
| ratification | process by which an amendment is approved |
| quarter | to provide living accommodations |
| probable cause | police must have a reasonable basis to believe a person is linked to a crime |
| warrant | document that gives police particular rights or powers |
| common law | law established by previous court decisions |
| bail | money that an accused person provides to the court as a guarantee that he or she will be present for a trial |
| majority | more that half |
| devolve | to pass on |
| abridge | to reduce |
| insurrection | rebellion against the government |
| emanicipation | freedom from slavery |
| apportionment | distribution of seats in House based on population |
| vacancy | an office or position that is unfilled or unoccupied |
| president-elect | individual who is elected president but has not yet begun serving his or her term |
| District of Columbia | site of nation's capital, occupying an area between Maryland and Virginia |
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