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Vocab 2 LEB
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Civil Rights | personal, human rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution |
| Due Process of Law | constitutional requirement for fundamental fairness in our legal and court system |
| System of Checks and Balances | division and allocation of the powers of government between its various branches |
| Impeachment Case | trying a government official for misconduct in office |
| Amendment | a change or alteration |
| Democracy | governmental system in which citizens vote directly to decide issues |
| Republic | governmental system in which citizens elect representatives to decide issues |
| Sovereignty | freedom from external control |
| Cyberlaw | law that is intended to govern the use of computers in e-commerce and the internet |
| Hypertext | a nonlinear format for the publishing of information used to send e-mails, transfer mountains of data, and converse in chat rooms |
| Political Party | private organization of citizens who select and promote candidates for public office |
| Legislative Branch of Government | the branch of government that creates laws |
| Executive Branch of Government | the branch of government that includes the president |
| Judicial Branch of Government | the branch of government that enforces the laws |
| Federal Reserve System's Board of Governors | determines economic policies involving the money supply, credit availability, and interest rates |
| Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) | enforces laws regulating the disclosure of information related to the buying and selling of stocks and bonds |
| National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) | charged with preserving employees' rights to join labor unions and to participate in collective bargaining |
| Federal Communications Commission (FCC) | controls all interstate channels of communication and channels of communication between the US and foreign nations |
| Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) | charged with the elimination of workplace discrimination based on race, religion, sex, color, national origin, age, or disability |
| Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) | governs health and safety in the workplace |
| Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) | Researches the safety of various consumer products, including toys |
| Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | enforces a number of pure food and drug acts |
| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | enforces antipollution acts (the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts, for example) and regulates the creation, marketing, and use of various hazardous chemicals |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) | charged with insuring the safety of nuclear power plants in the US |
| Federal Trade Commission (FTC) | assists the antitrust division of the Justice Department |
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