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Chapter 6 vocabulary words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Federal System | A system that divided power between the states and the federal government |
| Impeach | a vote to bring serious charges against a president |
| veto | to cancel |
| executive orders | these commands have the power of law |
| pardons | Freedom from punishment |
| Thurgood Marshall | First African American supreme court justice |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | First female Supreme Court justice |
| majority rule | The idea that the greatest number of people in society can make policies for everyone |
| petition | make a request of the government |
| search warrant | this order gives authorities permission to search someone's property |
| due process | the law must be fairly applied |
| indict | accuse |
| double jeopardy | someone cannot be tried for the same crime twice |
| eminent domain | the power to take personal property to benefit the public |