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S.O.L. Vocab.
Civics SOL review vocab.
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History
8th Grade
03/06/2007

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Rule Of law
Definition
No one is above the Goverment, laws aply to everyone.
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Limited Goverment
Definition
Goverment can only do so much, and it cant abuse its powers
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Illegal alien
Definition
A illegal immagrant
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Citizen
Definition
Aperson that is apart of the united states
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Bill of Rights
Definition
The first 10 amendments
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Poplular Vote
Definition
Majority rules
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checks and balances
Definition
the 3 branches of goverment and check over each other so the power is equal
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legal alien
Definition
a legal imagrant
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bias
Definition
more likely to choose one side over the other
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Representative goverment
Definition
being represented by a person in the goverment
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assembly
Definition
a group of people gathering together
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petition
Definition
Getting a certain amount of people to sign to get what you want
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Press
Definition
The press can print what ever they want as long as it is true
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Jury Duty
Definition
You have to be apart of the the jury
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Preamble
Definition
The begining of the bill of rights
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Impeach
Definition
To take out of ofice
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elastic claus
Definition
Claus that the goverment bends in order to do something
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Monopoly
Definition
Owning every part of your company so you never loose money
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Profit
Definition
making money off of something
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Veto
Definition
to veto a bill is to get ride of it. not passing it.
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Requirments to vote
Definition
18 years old. regestured. be a citizen.
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5th amendment
Definition
you have a right to have a layer or a enternee
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nominate
Definition
to ask someone to become something
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amendment
Definition
rights to the people
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10th amendment
Definition
power retained byth people
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lobbyist
Definition
a person who protestest to get a bill pasted by sitting in the lobby
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excutive branch
Definition
The branch that includes the president
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Cabinet
Definition
The cabinet helps the president make decsions
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Appeal
Definition
To want to look at a case again and go to court again
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Juvenile
Definition
anyone under the the age of 18 years old
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misdemeanor
Definition
A lease serious thing done
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feleny
Definition
a more serious problem
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benefits
Definition
being able to do something
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duty
Definition
somthing u have no choose in doing like court duty
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moderate
Definition
in the middle of conserveive and rebublican
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judicial branch
Definition
interprets the law and has the supreme court
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