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Civical Sevies
Civics Final for sevies!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| plan for calling for two-house legislature in which the house would have representatives based on state population and the Senate would have two representatives for each state. | Great Compromise |
| The division of power between the states and the federal government | federalism |
| opponents of the constitution | anti-federalists |
| another word for changes | amendments |
| powers shared by the federal and and state government | concurrent powers |
| having two houses | bicameral |
| system that gives each branch of government ways to limit the powers of the other two branches | checks and balances |
| supporters of the constitution | federalists |
| another word for for accuse | impeach |
| another word for approved | ratified |
| powers that the constitution neither gives to congress nor denies to the states | reserved powers |
| counted each slave as three fifths of a person when calculating the states population | three-fifths compromise |
| the ten amendments protecting citizen's rights | Bill of Rights |
| the way in which changes are added to the constitution | amendment process |
| the government cannot favor or set up an official of religion | separation of church and state |
| right to express one's opinion publicly | freedom of speech |
| the government can take private property for a public project | eminent domain |
| people cannot be tried twice for the same crime | double jeopardy |
| right to publish materials without getting government restriction | freedom of the press |
| accused persons get fair treatment by the government | due process of law |
| an assembly | convention |
| people a member of congress represents | constituents |
| plan for raising and spending money | budget |
| agreement to end debate on a bill | cloture |
| chief officers of each party in congress | floor leaders |
| person who presides over the senate and vice president's place | president pro tempore |
| people with similar goals | interest groups |
| accuse an official of serious wrongdoing | impeach |
| use of long speeches to prevent a vote on a bill | filibuster |
| law that convicts a person of a crime with not trial | bill of attainder |
| presiding officer in House of Representatives | Speaker of House |
| a proposed law | bill |
| President prevents a bill from becoming a law by keeping it for ten days while congress is in session | pocket veto |
| area a house member represents | congressional district |
| people who represent interest groups | lobbyists |
| population count taken ever ten years | census |
| plans that guide our nation's relationship with other countries | foreign policy |
| organization of government departments, agencies and offices | bureaucracy |
| plans for dealing with national problems | domestic policy |
| accords with other countries not requiring senate approval | executive agreements |
| important group of policy advisors to the president | Cabinet |
| official representatives to foreign government | ambassadors |
| part of government that carries out the law | executive branch |
| right of the president to keep some information secret from congress and the courts | executive privilege |
| team of executive branch officials appointed by the president | administration |
| form agreements with other countries | treaties |
| government body that brings charge against the accused | prosecution |
| individual or group that brings a complaint against another party | plaintiff |
| another name for courts of appeals | circuit courts |
| request for higher court to review a case | appeal |
| power of the supreme court to overturn laws | judicial review |
| written statement explaining a decision | opinion |
| party who defends against a complaint | defendant |
| the authority to hear a case first | original jurisdiction |
| the authority to hear a case from a lower court | appellate jurisdiction |
| handle appeals from federal district courts | court of appeals |
| a government that serves the people of an urban area | municipality |
| a type of law that divides a community into areas and tells how the land in each area can be used | zoning |
| services needed by the public such as water electricity plans of government | utilities |
| plans of government | charters |
| money given by one level of government to another | intergovernmental revenue |
| a group of people who manage the business of an organization | board |
| a charge on land and buildings | property tax |
| local laws | ordinances |
| the right of a city or country to write its own charter | home rule |
| money given to local communities by state and local government | grant |
| officials of neighboring counties who meet to address area-wide issues | councils of government |
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