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Final Flashcards

1
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Youngster that commits a crime

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Juvenile Delinquent

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2
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Jury that can’t decide on a verdict

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Hung jury

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3
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State side of the trial

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Prosecution

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4
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A hearing

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Arraignment

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5
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A notice directing someone to appear in court

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Summons

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6
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Taking property by unlawful means

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Fraud

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7
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Deliberate destruction of property

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Vandalism

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8
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Unlawful taking of property

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Larceny

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9
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Formal agreement

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Contract

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10
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Being accused of crime or being sued

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Defendant

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11
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Filing the lawsuit

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Plaintiff

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12
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When a person sues someone else

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Lawsuit

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13
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Law between people disputes

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Civil law

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14
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A group of citizens that decide whether the case accuse someone

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Grand jury

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15
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A court that guarantees a person the right to appear before a judge

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Writ of Hapeus Corpus

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16
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Making new things out of old ones

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Recycle

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17
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Unpaid community service

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Volunteerism

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18
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Promise to repay money with interest

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Bond

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19
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Community’s system of roads, bridges, water, and sewer

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Infrastructure

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20
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A government policy

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Public policy

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21
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A city and its suburbs

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Metropolitan area

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22
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Voting district within a city

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Ward

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23
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Chief executive of a city government

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Mayor

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24
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Law of a city or county

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Ordinance

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25
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Plan of government as in the Magna Carta

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Charter

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26
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One house legislative

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Unicameral

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27
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Serious crime

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Felony

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28
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Agreement to plea guilty to a crime in exchange for reduce sentencing

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Plea bargain

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29
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Small crime

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Misdemeanor

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30
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Reducing a criminal’s sentence

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Commuting a sentence

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31
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When 1 party takes legal action against another

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Civil case

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32
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The authority of the Supreme Court to review federal state laws

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Judicial review

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33
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To review any case from a lower court

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Appellate jurisdiction

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34
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Federal court that only handles appeals

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Court of appeals

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35
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Breaking the law

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Criminal case

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36
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First one to hear a case

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Original jurisdiction

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37
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Headed by an ambassador in a foreign nation

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Embassy

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38
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Independent agency that controls business

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Regulatory commission

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39
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Owned by a government and provides services to the government

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Government corporations

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40
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Government office that takes care of its citizens

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Consulate

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41
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Giving jobs for most qualified

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Merits system

42
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Reward for party loyalty

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Spoils system

43
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Delay a sentence

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Reprieve

44
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Pardon granted to a member of a group

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Amnesty

45
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A rule that a president issues and has force of law

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Executive order

46
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Government or other organization with many different departments and rules

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Bureaucracy

47
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Official representative of a country’s government

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Ambassador

48
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Bill involving money

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Appropriate bill

49
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Formal disapproval of one of its member

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Censure

50
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Talking until the bill dies (withdrawn)

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Filibuster

51
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To accuse a government official of wrongdoing

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Pigeonhole

52
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President looks at a bill and keeps it until it dies/withdrawn

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Pocket veto

53
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Person who takes polls or public opinion

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Pollyster

54
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Trying to persuade officials

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Lobbying

55
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News information widely distributed

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Mass media

56
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People with similar interest, POV

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Interest group

57
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One sided POV

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Bias

58
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When people go through neighborhoods looking for votes

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Canvassing

59
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Group who chose the president

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Electoral college

60
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When voters can remove an official from state

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Recall

61
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When citizens propose laws through petition

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Initiative

62
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Election where voters approve or reject local/state laws

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Referendum

63
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Election where party members chose their candidate

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Primary election

64
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Movement beginning with the people

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Grassroots

65
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Political alliance with another party or parties

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Coalition

66
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Not involving political parties

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Nonpartisan

67
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Large number of seats

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Plurality

68
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Stances and statements of goals and opinions

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Party’s platform

69
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More than half

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Majority

70
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Respect and acceptance if people from a different race, religion, or lifestyle

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Toleration

71
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Call up for military service

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Draft

72
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Separation of people for race, ethics

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Segregation

73
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Programs to help minorities/women gain jobs

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Affirmative action

74
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Unfair less than=treatment

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Discrimination

75
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Health, prosperity, and happiness

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Welfare

76
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Money paid to the court by an accused person to guarantee that they will show up for court

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Bail

77
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A document that allows law enforcement to search a home for evidence

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Search warrant

78
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Procedures established by law and guaranteed by the constitution

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Due process of law

79
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Being tried for the same crime twice

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Double jeopardy

80
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The right to vote

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Suffrage

81
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Act of lying about another person

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Slander

82
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Powers shared by the state and national governments

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Concurrent powers

83
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Interprets the law

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Judicial branch

84
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Powers that federal government specifically stated in the constitution

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Enumerated powers

85
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System where each branch of government limits each branch

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Checks and balances

86
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Against the constitution

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Anti-Federalist

87
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Idea that people should govern themselves

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Popular Sovereignty

88
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Makes the laws

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Legislative branch

89
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A group of states or individuals that ban together for a purpose

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Confederation

90
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A system of law that is based on precedent

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Common law

91
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British government

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Parliament

92
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Refusal to buy goods for a protest

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Boycott

93
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Cancel a law

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Repeal

94
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Representative to a meeting

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Delegate

95
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The process to become a citizen

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Naturalization

96
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Person who comes into the country to live there permanently

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Immigrant

97
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Official process for counting a nation’s population

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Census

98
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People who flee their homeland for war, famine, or political advantage

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Refugee

99
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Government controlled by one person or small group

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Dictatorship

100
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Government of representatives by citizens

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Representative democracy

101
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Someone who lives in a country but is not a citizen

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Alien

Civics (7 decks)

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