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| federal system | the sharing of power in which powers divide btwn the federal, or national, government and the states |
| reserved powers | powers that the constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states |
| concurrent powers | powers shared by state and federal governments |
| grants in aid | money awarded to the states by the federal government |
| unicarmeral | one house legislature |
| appportion | divided among districts |
| line item veto | to veto only a specific part of a bill |
| commute | to reduce a criminals sentence |
| parole | to grant a prisoner an early release for prisoners, with certain restrictions |
| justice of the peace | the judge of a small court |
| misdemeanor | a relative minor offence such as vandalism or stealing inexpensive items |
| magistrate court | police courts generally located in large towns may handle traffic violatin or small amounts of money |
| plaintiff | a person or part filling a lawsuit |
| defendent | an individial or a group being suide |
| felony | a serious crime such as murder rape |
| incorporate | to receive a state charter officially reconizing the goverment of a locality |
| city charter | a document granted power to a local goverment |
| home rule | allow cities to write their own charter choose their own type of government and manage their own affair |
| ordinance | a law usaully of a city or country |
| strong mayor system | a type of government usally in large cities under which the mayor has strong executive power |
| weak mayor system | a type of governt under which the mayor unlimited executive powers |
| at large election | a election for an area as a whole; for exsample, state wide |
| special district | a unit of government that deals with a specific function such as educate |
