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| To ask that a court decision be reviewed by a higher court |
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| The power to review, change, or prevent the publication of news |
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| A principle of the U.S. Constitution that gives each branch of government the power to check, or limit, the actions of other branches |
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| A person who owes loyalty to a particular nation and is entitled to all its rights and protections |
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| Government in which one person or a small group holds complete authority |
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| principle of the U.S. Constitution that establishes the division of power between the fedaral government and the states |
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| The right not to be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime |
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| Organization the represents the concerns of a particula group |
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| Power of a court to hear and decide cases |
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| Publishing of false statements that unjustly damages a person's reputation |
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| The principle that the government has only the powers that the Constitution gives it |
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| Legal process guarunteeing citizenship |
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| Set aside; disregard; replace |
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| Principle that asserts that people are the primay source of the government's authority; right of people to vote directly on issues |
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| Property owned by an individual |
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| System of government in which the people choose representaitions to govern them |
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| Principle by which the powers of government are divided among the seperate branches |
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| Contrary to what is permitted by the U.S. Constituition |
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| To reject as when the President rejects a law passed by Congress |
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