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| a power of the chief executive to excuse a person from punishment for the crime he/she is charged with |
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| the official position of a political party on important public issues |
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| a legal means of protest where the people object to some government action in a way that is visible to everyone. |
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| a written source of public information; periodicals are not published on a daily basis |
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| a written request asking the government to do or not do something |
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| a propaganda technique an an unreliable source of information; this technique encourages people to believe that a political figure is just an average American |
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| a plan of action; a way of management |
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| a group of people organized to influence or control the government by the nomination and election of their candidates |
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| a way to classify a government; classification is based on the way the government uses power or by the number of people who can participate in the government |
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| an election where all the voters can select, by secret ballot, government leaders |
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| the elected head of the executive branch of the United States government; the Chief Executive |
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| the person who runs a meeting |
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| an election held to decide which of a party's candidates will run in a final or general election |
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| not for the public; secret; the right to keep something from others |
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| a likely reason for the police to carry out search and seizure |
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| the legal mathod followed when a legislature or a court does something |
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| the right of an individual to own property, to transfer ownership of it, and to have it be protected from having it taken for public use without just compensation |
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| of, or belonging to the people as a whole; the people in general |
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| an open meeting of a legislative committee |
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| a source of information where anyone can come to discuss and hear public concerns |
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| court room proceedings open to interested individuals |
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| printed matter made availabe to the public |
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