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8th Grade
12/07/2011

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Quartering
Definition
letting someone stay and live in side your house
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habeas corpus
Definition
the right that you can not be put in jail without charging you with a crime
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due process
Definition
Rights you get from the 6th amendment
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bail
Definition
you can give a cretin amount of money to be free from jail until your trial
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self-incrimination
Definition
you don't have to say anything that might get you in trouble
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petition
Definition
a formal written complain signed by many people
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ratify
Definition
approve
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bill
Definition
a law trying to be passed by the legislative branch
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amendment
Definition
a change or fix made to the constitution
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impeach
Definition
to accuse the president of a crime
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revenue
Definition
income
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impartial
Definition
not leaning toward one side
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capital crime
Definition
a crime that can be punished with the death sentence
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judicial branch
Definition
the branch that interrupts laws and houses the supreme court judges
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legislative branch
Definition
makes laws
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executive branch
Definition
enforces laws
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new jersey plan
Definition
did not base reps on population
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virginia plan
Definition
bassed reps on population
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3/5ths compromise
Definition
that slaves only count as 3/5ths of one person for the population count
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the great compromise
Definition
spit the legislative into 2 the house and senate the house based on population the senate not
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veto
Definition
disapprove of a law
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bill of rights
Definition
the first 10 amendments
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federalist
Definition
for the constitution
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antifederalist
Definition
against the contusion
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