Civics and Government
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| Reserved Powers | Powers that the Constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states
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| Delegated Powers | Powers specifically given to the federal government by the US Constitution, for example, the authority to print money.
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| Concurrent Powers | Powers that the Constitution gives to both the national and state governments, such as the power to levy taxes.
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| Judicial Process | 1. Initial Appearnce 2. Preliminary Hearing (sometimes Grand Jury instead of prelim hearing) If arraignment hasn't already occurred, it would happen here. 3. Pre-trial motions 4. Selecting a Jury 5. Trial Process 6. Post Trial Process
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| Patriot Act | This contraversial 2001 law allows anti-terrorism authorities to monitor e-mail and Internet traffic in order to prevent terrorist attacks. The government argues that cyberspace is public domain and that no warrants should be needed to access information.
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| Naturalization | The legal process by which a person is granted citizenship
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| Annexation | Legally adding land area to a city in the United States.
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| Zoning | Dividing an area into zones or sections reserved for different purposes such as residence and business and manufacturing.
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| Political Parties | Organized groups that attempt to influence the government by electing their members to important government offices.
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| Precincts | Voting districts
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| Political Spectrum | Left: Radicals, Liberals. Center: Moderate. Right: Conservatives, Reactionaries: the range of political views within a political spectrum.
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| Political Platform | A document stating the aims and principles of a political party.
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| Plank | An endorsed policy in the platform of a political party.
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| Canvass | An inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people.
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| Straight Ticket Voting | Voting for candidates who are all of the same party.
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| Split Ticket Voting | Voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election.
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| Third Parties | Political parties that are smaller than the two major parties and introduce new ideas or press for a particular issue.
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| Referendum | The name given to the political process in which the general public votes on an issue of public concern.
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| Initiative | Procedure whereby a certain number of voters may, by petition, propose a law or constitutional amendment and have it submitted to the voters.
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