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Civics Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Complaint | a disagreement |
| Criminal Law | the portion of the law that defines public wrongs and provides for their punishment |
| Apathy | don't care and cannot be bothered |
| Just Plain Folks | make the politicians seem as if they understand how you feel |
| Popular Sovereignty | political power comes from the people |
| Public opinion | attitudes or opinions of a large group of people about an issue or a person |
| Political Action Committee (PAC) | campaigns for or against a candidate |
| Voting a straight ticket | voting for all republicans or all democrats on a ballot |
| Popular vote | vote made by the qualified voters not the electoral college |
| Seniority system | senior congress more than often get what they want over the freshmen |
| The U.S. constitution | laws of the land |
| Right to Petition | freedom of individuals to petition their government |