| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Ellectoral College | Today the outcome of a presidential election is determined by? |
| Trial in Senate | If a majority of the House votes to impeach a President, what happens next? |
| President Vice President and Cabinet | Who is the executive branch? |
| 2/3 of both houses vote for it | If the President vetos a bill, it can still become a law if? |
| Term | Congress meets beginning in January of odd-numbered years for a two-year period called a? |
| Senority System | The process uby which the majority party member who has served the longeston a committee is made a chairperson of that committee |
| Naturalization | The process by which immigrants become U.S. citizens |
| Jurisdiction | a court to hear certain kinds of cases |
| Adversary System | The idea that the courtroom is an arena for lawyers on opposing sides to presemt their strongest cases is? |
| opinion | a written explination of a court decision |
| involuntary manslaughter | Accidental killing during the improper performance of a lawful act amounting to criminal negligence |
| arraignment | A procedure in which the defendant comes into court before a judge who reads the formal charges. |
| Extradition | A legal procedure in which a person accuse of a crime who has fled to another state is returened to the state where the crime occured. |
| indictment | A formal accusation charging a person with the commission of a crime |
| Injunction | A court order that forbids a defendant from taking or continuing a certain action. |
| Presumtion of Innocence | The idea that a defendant must go free unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt |
| writ of mandamus | A court order requiring someone to take a certain action |
| Redistricting | The process of setting new district lines after a census |
| ammensty | the presidential forgiving of an entire group, like Cater did to the vietnam |
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