| Term | Definition |
|---|
| representative democracy | a government that is composed of representatives of the people |
| reserved powers | powers retained by the state government known as a rebublic |
| separation of powers | the division of governmental powersinto distinct areas with different branches of government exercising different powers; prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful |
| veto | to cancel |
| Thurgoof Marshall | First african American justice. Appointed in 1967 |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | 1981 chosen by Regan to serve on supreme court. She was the first female appointed to Supreme Court |
| Search warant | a judge's orders authorizing the search of a persons home of property to look for evidence of a crime |
| James Madison | known as father of the constitution and promised a bill of rights would be added so it would be ratified. He did not believe it nessasary |
| naturalized citizen | a person born in another country who has been granted citizenship |
| deport | to send an immigrant back to his or her countryof origin |
| draft | a system of required service in the armed forces |
| political action committees | organizations that collect money to distribute to canidates who support the same issues as the contributors |
| delagated powers | powers that are specificaly granted to the federal government by the constitution |
| elastic clause | article 1 section 8 of the constitution that has been interperted as giving the congress authority to strech its delegated powers to adress issues not otherwise |
| concurent powers | powers that are shared by the federal government and the state governments |
| apportionment | the use of population to determine how many legislative representatives an area will have |
| impeach | to vote to bring charges against |
| executive order | nonlegislative issue by the president in certain circumstances; an executive order has the force of congressional law |
| pardon | freedom from punishment |
| cabinet | group made up of the heads of the executive departments that advise the US president |
| petition | a formal request |
| due process | fair application of the law |
| indict | to formally accuse |
| double jeopardy | illegal act of tring a person twice for the same crime |
| eminent domain | governments power to take personal property to further the public good |
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