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| a system that divided powers between the states and the federal government. |
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| to bring charges against. |
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| nonlegislative directives issued by the U.S. president in certain circumstances; executive orders have the force of congressional law. |
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| (1908?1993) First African American U.S. Supreme Court Justice, he represented as a lawyer the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and fought racial segregation. |
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| (1930–) Associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, she was the first woman appointed to the Court. |
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| (1751?1836) American statesman, he was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, the fourth president of the United States, the author of some of the Federalist Papers, and is called the father of the Constitution for his proposals at the Constitutional Convention. He led the United States through the War of 1812. |
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| the idea that policies are decided by the greatest number of people. |
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| the idea that policies are decided by the greatest number of people. |
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| a judge’s order authorizing the search of a person's home or property to look for evidence of a crime. |
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| the fair application of the law. |
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| the act of trying a person twice for the same crime. |
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| the government’s power to take personal property to benefit the public. |
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| a person born in another country who has been granted citizenship in the United States. |
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| to send an immigrant back to his or her country of origin. |
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| a system of required service in the armed forces. |
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| Political action committee |
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| (PAC) an organization that collects money to distribute to candidates who support the same issues as the contributors. |
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| a group of people who share common interests for political action. |
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| change or have an effect on. |
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