History Vocab for Chapter 6
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| Federal system | a system that divided powers between the states and the federaol government
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| Executive | President is Head of Executive branch. Enforces law
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| Legislative | Interprets law
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| Judicial | District courts: federal offenses. The us court system
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| Impeach | to be brought up and charged for wrong doing
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| veto | forbid
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| Executive Order | the force of law
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| Pardons | Excuses someone from further punishment
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| Qualifactions for being President | Minimum age: 35
Residency:15
Citizenship: Nautral born
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| Qualifactions for being Senator | Minimum age:30
Residence:state in which elected
Citizenship:9 years
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| Qualifactions for being A house of Representatives | Minimum age:25
Residency: state in which elected
Citizenship:7 years
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| Supreme Court | Highest court of appeal. Interprets law
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| Court of Appeal | Can order a new trail if the previous one was unfair.
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| District Courts | Take care of Federal offenses.
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| Majorite Rule | The idea that the greatest number of people in society can make policies for everyone.
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| Petition | to make a request of the government
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| Search Warrant | A court assigned warrent that gives permission to search in a certain place for a certain thing. Search may happen in a probabal cause.
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| Due Process | The fair application of law.
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| Indict | to formally accuse
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| Double Jeopardy | The Act of trying someone twice for the same crime
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| Eminent Domain | The governments power to take personal property to benefit the public
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| 1st Amendment | Freedom of speech/press, Religion, Asssembly, and Petition.
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| 2nd Amendment | The right to bear arms, The right to a militia
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| 3rd Amendment | No soldiers may be quartered in homes
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| 4th Amendment | no unreasonable searches or seizures
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| 5th Amendment | Protects the rights of accused persons, The law must be fairly applied
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| 6th Amendment | Protects the rights of a person who has been indicted, a speedy trial,A public trial, the right to know what you are being charged with, Right to know and question who is charging you, a right to some form of representation.
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| 7th Amendment | Civil suites, involves any thing more than 20 dollars
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| 8th Amendent | no cruel and unuasual punishment. No essesive Bail.
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| 9th Amendment | Rights guarrenteed to the people
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| 10th Amendment | Rights reserved to the states.
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| Naturalized citizen | Must be a legal immagrent, must stay for 5 years, Must take a test to prove that you know basic knowledge about Us history, Must show proficency of English, Must take and Oath of alegence.
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| Deport | When an ilegal immagrent is deported to their country of origin.
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| Draft or Selective Service | A system of required service in the armend forces
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| Political Action Commitee (PAC) | Groups that collect money for canadaites that support certain issues
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| Intrest groups | Groups of people who share a common intrest that motivates them to take political action.
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| Duties of a Citizen | 1)Pay taxes
2)Obey the law
3)Selective Service
4)Jury Duty
5)The right to vote
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