Civics & Government Essentials

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Political Science - Civics

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a person who moves permanently to a new country

person who is loyal to a government and is protected by that government

the ruling authority for a community

the study of the rights and duties of citizens

the rights and duties of citizens

a legal process to become a citizen

a foreign-born resident of the united states who has not been naturalized

a person who flees his or her home to escape danger such as war

an obligation that we meet of our own free will

and action we are required to do

ruled by the people

a country with a representative democracy

a group of representatives that makes laws

a written agreement

a detailed, written plan for government

a group that comes together for a common purpose

divided into two parts, or houses

to approve

any change in the constitution

the freedom to think and act without government interference

spoken lies about someone

printing lies about someone

banning printed materials or films due to offensive ideas they contain

a formal request for action

court order allowing police to search a suspect's property and seize evidence

formal charge by a grand jury

a jury, typically of 23 people, selected to examine the validity of an accused before trial

being tried twice for the same crime

legal steps that must be followed

a voter that a member of congress represents

to draw congressional district lines to favor one party

to accuse officials of wrongdoing

a person hired to influence government decisions

to talk a bill to death

member of the electoral college that chooses the president

an order given by the president that has the same force as a law

presidential order that forgives a crime

pardon for a group of people

a person who represents the US government in another country

a formal agreement with another nation

an agreement among nations to refuse to trade with a nation

the heads of the 15 executive departments

to assume to be true without proof

the authority of federal courts alone to hear and decide a case

an official decision

a legal ruling that is used as a basis for a decision in a later, similar case

a court order requiring someone to appear in court

coming before the main part; introductory

a court's calendar

the number of cases handled in a court term

a group of voters with common interests who want to influence decision making in government by electing the party's candidates to public office

a system of government in which two political parties try to win power

a political party that challenges the two major parties

a series of statements that state a party's beliefs and positions on election issues

meeting of political party members to conduct party business

the right to vote

a list of candidates who are running for each office

election in which voters can remove a person from office

the ideas and views that people have about elected officials, candidates, government, and political issues

mass communication, including television, radio, the Internet, print resources, recording, and movies

issues thought to be most important by government officials

to release secret government information by anonymous government officials to the media

role played by the media that uncovers waste or illegal practices

the sharing of power between the central and state governments

having a one-house legislature

a meeting of a legislative or judicial body to conduct business

to veto only a specific part of a bill

to give a prisoner an early release from prison, with certain limits

to decrease a criminal's sentence

to receive a state charter officially recognizing a local government

a document granting power to a local government

allows cities to write their own charters, choose their own type of government, and manage their own affairs

a law, usually of a city or county

the smallest unit of local government

a community near a larger city

usually the largest land-based and political subdivision of a state

the town where a county courthouse is located

a political unit that is larger than a village and smaller than a city

a community's system of roads, bridges, water, and sewers

a plan that states a list of goals and explains how the government will carry them out overtime

a type of school that receives state funding but is excused from meeting many public schooling regulations

reusing old materials to make new ones

poisonous or deadly

a place where garbage is dumped

the person who files a lawsuit

the person who is being sued

a notice directing a person to appear in court to answer a complaint or a charge

the punishment given to a person found guilty of committing a crime

an act that breaks the law and harms people or society

minor crime for which a person can be fined a small sum of money or jailed for up to a year

more serious crime such as murder, rape, kidnapping or robbery

the government in the role of the party who starts the legal proceeding against someone accused of a crime

The study of how people use limited resources the satisfy unlimited wants

not having enough resources to satisfy all one's needs and wants

giving up one option in order to get something of greater value

the loss of the next-best option when choosing to do one thing or another

a person who buys goods or services

the amount of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to buy over a range of prices

the amount of a good or service that producers are willing and able to sell over a range or prices

the total market value of all final goods and services produced in a country in one year

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