Vocab
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| What is Popular sovereignty? | The idea that the government's authority comes from the people.
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| Whet is the Legislative branch? | The lawmaking part of government called the leguslatuer. To legislate is to make a law.
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| What is the Executive branch? | The part of government that carries out, or executes, the laws.
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| What is the Judicial branch? | The part of goevernment, consisting of the Supreme Court and the lower federal court, that interprets the laws.
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| What is Judicial review? | The power of the Supreme Court to decide whether laws and avts made by the legislative and executive branches are constitutional.
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| What is Checks and Balaces? | The system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches.
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| What is the Interstate Commerce? | Trade and other business dealings between two or more states.
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| What is Federalism? | The constitutional system that shares power between the national and state governments.
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| what is Majority Rule? | A basic principle of democracy that says laws are passed by majority vote and elections are decided by a majority of the voters.
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| What is Intrest Group? | An organization that actively promotes the view of some part of the public on specific issues in order to influence government policy.
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| What is Bill of Rights? | A formal listing of the basic rights of U.S. citizens.
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| What is a Warrant? | An order from a judge that authorizes police or other officials to take a certain action, such as searching someone’s property.
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| What is Double Jeopardy? | Putting a person on trial more than once for the same crime.
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| What is Self-Incrimination? | Giving testimony that can be used against oneself.
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| What is Due Process? | The concept that the government must follow clear rules and act reasonably as it carries out the law.
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| What is a Defendent? | A person who is required to defend himself or herself in a legal action. An example is an accused person who is put on trial for a crime.
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