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Chapter 6 vocabulary words
Question | Answer |
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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 |