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| any change in the Constitution |
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| powers shared by the state and federal governments |
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| Powers that Congress has that are specifically listed in the Constitution |
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| powers that the Constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states |
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| The Constitution and other laws and treaties made by the national government "shall be the supreme Law of the Land" |
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| freedoms to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair legal treatment |
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the notion that power lies with the people |
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| the rights of full citizenship and equality under the law |
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| unfair treatment base on prejudice against a certain group of people |
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| following established legal procedures |
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| a group of citizens that decides whether there is sufficient evidence to accuse someone of a crime |
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| a formal charge by a grand jury |
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| principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern |
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| written untruths that are harmful to someone's reputation |
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| spoken untruths that are harmful to someone's reputation |
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| the banning of printed material or films due to alarming or offensive ideas |
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