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| freedoms of individuals to live and act in certain ways, such as freedom of speech. |
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| taking territory to make it a state or part of an existing city. |
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| rights individuals have because of citizenship. |
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| public school that is exempt from many school system regulations and is governed by its own charter of rules. |
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| misuse of the public office for private gain. |
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| eligible voters sign up to vote. |
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| budget in which expenses equal revenues. |
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| principle from the Fourteenth Amendment that all citizens and groups should have the law applied to them in the same way. |
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| redrawing the boundaries of political districts. |
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| redistricting in unnatural ways to achieve a political advantage. |
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