Set: U.S. Gov chapter 4 vocab - part 2

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TermDefinition
extraditeto return a criminal or fugitive who flees across state lines back to the original state
civil lawone relating to disputes among two or more individuals or between individuals and the government
interstate compacta written agreement between two or more states
states' rights positiona position that favors state and local action in dealing with problems
nationalist positiona position that favors national action in dealing with problems
income taxa tax levied on individual and corporate earnings
sunset lawa law that requires periodic checks of government agencies to see if they're still needed
sunshine lawa law prohibiting public officials from holding meetings not open to the public
bureaucracygovernment administrators

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Terms 9
Creator Nikki
Created September 27, 2007
Group US Government/Economics
Subjects None
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  1. nationalist position a position that favors national action in dealing with problems - 7 misses
  2. civil law one relating to disputes among two or more individuals or between individuals and the government - 6 misses
  3. bureaucracy government administrators - 5 misses
  4. states' rights position a position that favors state and local action in dealing with problems - 5 misses
  5. interstate compact a written agreement between two or more states - 3 misses
  6. sunset law a law that requires periodic checks of government agencies to see if they're still needed - 2 misses
  7. income tax a tax levied on individual and corporate earnings - 1 miss