| Term | Definition |
| litigants | People engaged in lawsuits |
| The court of last resort in all questions of
federal law? | jury duty |
| The Constitution assigns the power to
control immigration to whom? | Congress |
| segregation | The separation of one group of people from the larger
group |
| What is the biggest entitlement program? | Social Security |
| The Mayflower Compact | Signed in 1620 by the Pilgrims and was a colonial plan
for self-rule |
| Magna Carta | established limited government |
| Electoral College | Often called the "Winner-Take-All" system |
| Ultimate Source of Political Power | The people have the ultimate source of political power
because they can vote. |
| Amendments | There are 27 Amendments in our Constitution |
| Double Jeopardy | This states that a person cannot be tried twice for the
same crime. |
| Refugees | People who flee from one country to another to escape
persecution or danger |
| Main source of government revenue | individual income taxes |
| Qualifications for President | Must be at least 35 years old, must be a natural born
citizen, and must have lived in the United States for at
least 14 years. |
| Checks & Balances | A series of rules in the Constitution that assure one
branch of the government will not become too strong. |
| Anti-Federalist/Federalists | The Anti-Federalist opposed the ratification of the
United States Constitution was because it changed the
balance of power between the state and national
governments |
| Concurrent Powers | Both the Federal Government and State governments
can levy taxes. This is an example of Concurrent Powers. |
| Federalism | The formation of two political parties in the United
States in the 1790s was to resolve the conflict over the
distribution of power between the federal and states
governments. |
| Senators v. House of Representatives | The part of Congress that is based on the state's
population is the House of Representatives. The part of
Congress that has 2 members/state is the Senate. |
| Due Process | Without this, a state may not take a person's life, liberty,
or property. |
| The "Father of the Constitution"? | James Madison |
| Bill of Rights | The first 10 Amendments in the Constitution what
guarantees certain basic rights. |
| Marbury v. Madison | Established "judicial review" |
| Qualifications for a Senator | At least 30 years of age, a legal resident of the state of
election, and a citizen for a minimum of nine years. |
