| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Ad Interim | serving for the intervening time; temporary |
| Civil Rights | Guaranteed freedoms found in the constitution |
| Committees of Correspondence | local groups sharing political and military information |
| Executive | Chief governing office: enforces the law |
| Judicial | having to do with justice and court systmes; interprets the law |
| Legislative | having to do with the law-making process; makes the law |
| Municipality | Locally governed areas |
| Override | to overrule or pass over |
| Petition | to formally make a request |
| Provisional Government | Temporary government |
| Regular Army | full-time paid soldiers |
| Siege | to set up a military blockade around a city or fortress |
| Veto | to reject or say no |
| Legislative Branch | What government branch are senators and representatives part of? |
| Executive Branch | What Branch is the governor or president a part of? |
| Judicial Branch | What government branch does a judge work for? |
| Civil Rights | What did Martin L. King, Ceasar Chavez, and Susan B. Anthony work for? |
| Federalist | A person who believes in sharing government power between the state and national governments |
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