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P.234 Vocab
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8th Grade
01/31/2011

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Popular sovereignty
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a govenment in which the people rule
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republicanism
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a model of government
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federalism
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a system of government in which power is divided between a central government and smaller political units
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checks and balance
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limited government
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individual rights
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electors
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enumeration
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shall be made within three years after the first meeting of the congress of the us
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impeachment
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pro tempore
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for the time being
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indictment
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a written statement issued by a grand jury changing a person with a crime
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quorum
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the minimum number of members that must be present foor oficials business to take place
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revenue
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income a goverment collects to cover expences
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naturalization
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a way to give full citicenship to a person of foreghn birth
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tribunals
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courts
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felonies
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serious crimes
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appropiation
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public funds set aside for a specific purpose
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millitia
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an emergency millitary force
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bill of attainder
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a law that condemns a person without a tral in court
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ex post facto law
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a law that wpuld make an act a criminal offence after it was committed
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tender
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money
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natural born citizen
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a citizen born in the us
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affrimation
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a statement declaring that somthing is true
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reprieves
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onvene
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misdemeanors
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inferior courts
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courts with less authority than the supreme court
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appellate
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having power to review court decision
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immunities
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legal protections
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suffrage
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right to vote
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ratiffiction
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officaial approval
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