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Constitution
Voc for constitution
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History
6th Grade
09/30/2009

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primary
Definition
a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
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Revenue
Definition
government income due to taxation
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Bill of Rights
Definition
a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution))
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misdemeanors
Definition
a crime less serious than a felony
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Congress
Definition
the legislature of the United States government
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immunities
Definition
an act exempting someone
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tribunals
Definition
(an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
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Reprieves
Definition
to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person).
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Checks and balances
Definition
limits imposed on all branches of a government by vesting in each branch the right to amend or void those acts of another that fall within its purview
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popular sovereignty
Definition
the doctrine that sovereign power is vested in the people and that those chosen to govern, as trustees of such power, must exercise it in conformity with the general will.
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13th amendment
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Source The Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution officially abolished and continues to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude,
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quorum
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The minimal number of officers and members of a committee or organization, usually a majority, who must be present for valid transaction of business.
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limited government
Definition
The minimal number of officers and members of a committee or organization, usually a majority, who must be present for valid transaction of business.
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federalism
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A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units.
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naturalized
Definition
To grant full citizenship to (one of foreign birth).
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Individual Rights
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Capitalism is the social system based upon the principal of individual rights.
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separation of power
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Separation of powers is a political doctrine under which the executive , legislative and judicial branches of government are kept distinct, to prevent abuse of power.
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Counsel
Definition
To give counsel to; advise.
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Republicanism
Definition
the political orientation of those who hold that a republic is the best form of government
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