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federalism   a system in which a national and local government share power  
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separation of powers   the division of the functions of government among the branches in order to prevent any one branch from having too much power  
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checks & balances   a system in which each branch of government has the power to block the actions of the others  
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bicameral   the two houses of the legislative branch, the senate & house of representatives  
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bill   a proposed law  
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balanced budget   condition that exists when the government spends only as much money as it takes in  
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line-item veto   the power to veto parts of a bill and approve others  
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martial law   temporary rule by the military  
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pardon   a release from punishment for a crime  
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capital offenses   crimes that can be punished by death  
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grand jury   a group of at least 12 citizens who determine of there is enough evidence to against a defendant to justify a trial  
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indictment   a formal charge of wrong doing  
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plea bargain   an agreement between the state and the defendant in a criminal trial  
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precinct   a district within a county, town, or city  
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republicanism   a republic is a form of government in which individual citizens choose people to represent their interests in the government .  
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citizen   a member of a nation that is entitled to full rights  
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naturalized   the condition of having become a citizen by meeting certain requirements  
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patriotism   the love for one's country; the passion which aims to serve one's country, either from invasion, or protecting its rights and maintaining its laws and institutions in vigor and purity. patriotism is the characteristic of a good citizen.  
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campaign   an effort to win an elected office  
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political parties   groups that seek to gain power by electing candidates to office  
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urbanization   movement of people from farms and rural areas into the cities  
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Juneteenth   a celebration held on June 19th to commemorate the time in 1865 when slaves in Texas learned they were officially free.  
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assimilate   to absorb a smaller culture or group into a larger one  
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undocumented   an undocumented immigrant does not have the documents needed to legally enter, live, or work in a country.  
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franchise   the right to own a professional sports team  
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folklore   the stories and beliefs of a people that get passed down through the years  
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bilingual   able to speak two languages  
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Aquifer   an underground layer of porous rock that yields water through springs and wells  
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Ogallala Aquifer   accounts for 90 percent of the water supplied to Texas aquifers.  
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desalination   the process of turning ocean water into drinkable fresh water by removing the salt  
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petroleum   the substance that provides oil, gasoline, and other fuels  
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Medicaid   a federal health insurance program. Ran by the states, but funded by the federal government, provides free health care for poor Americans  
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Al Qaeda   an Islamist terrorist group that hijacked the 4 planes on September 11th 2001. They continue to threaten the safety of many nations, including the U.S.  
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Osama Bin Laden   the prime suspect and leader of 9/11 and was being hidden by the Taliban who was not killed until 2011  
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Weapons of Mass destruction   nuclear weapons and chemical weapons used during war  
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insurgency   a group of rebels or revolutionaries that resist peace or the system of government  
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Middle East   home of the largest oil reserves in the world, but a known region of military conflict. The birthplace of 3 major world religions 0 Judaism, Christianity, and Islam  
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recession   bad economic crisis that started in 2007 with a rise in the unemployment percentage. Incomes, stocks, and housing values dropped significantly.  
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trafficking   trading or dealing goods or services, usually of an illegal nature  
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urban sprawl   urban areas spreading fast as their population grew. making it difficult to build mass transit systems and infrastructure  
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