Civics Chapter 12
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Federal System | The sharing of power between the centeral and state goverment
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| Reserved Power | Powers that the Constitution does not give to the national goverment that are kept by the states
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| Concurrent Powers | Powers shared by the state and federal governments
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| Grants-in-aid | Money awarded to the states by ferderal government
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| Unicameral | one-house legislature
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| Bicameral | a legislature consisting of two parts, or house
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| Census | A population count taken by the Census Bureau
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| Apportion | divide among districts
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| Malapportionment | Unequal representation in state legislatures
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| Line-item Veto | to veto only a specific part of a bill
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| Commute | to reduce a criminal's sentance
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| Parole | to grant a prisoner an early release from prison, with certain resrictions
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| Justice of the peace | The judge of a small, local court
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| Misdemeanor | a reatively minor offense such as vansalism or stealing inexpensive iteams
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| Magistrate Court | Police courts generally located on larger towns, may handle traffic violations, civil cases involving small amounts of money
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| Civil Case | personor group taking legal action against another person or group
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| Plaintiff | a person or party filing a lawsuit
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| Defendant | an indvidual or group being sued or charged with a crime
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| Felony | a serious crime such as murder, rape, kidnapping, or robbery
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