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Key Unit Vocabulary

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show a person from a legislator's district  
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Majority Party   show
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show in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, the political party to which fewer than half the members belong  
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Impeach   show
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show a court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person  
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show a law that would allow a person to be punished for an action that was not against the law when it was committed  
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Pocket Veto   show
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show the practice of using earlier judicial rulings as a basis for deciding cases  
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Majority Opinion   show
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Electoral College   show
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Executive Order   show
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show The ability to keep the country safe from attack or harm  
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show An agreement among a group of nations that prohibits them from trading with a target nation.  
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show The collective agencies and employees of the executive branch.  
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Civil Service System   show
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Merit System   show
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show A formal agreement between the government of two or more countries.  
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Appeals Court   show
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Judicial Review   show
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show federal court where trails are held and lawsuits are begun.  
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Constitutional   show
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