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American Gov. Terms

TermDefinition
Litigants A person involved in a lawsuit.
Supreme Court The highest judicial court in a country or state.
Due Process The government must act fairly and in accord with established rules in all that it does.
Jury Duty Obligation of a citizen to serve on jury when called.
Bill of Rights The first ten amendments to the constitution.
Congress The national legislative body of a country.
Ultimate Source of Political Power The people.
Double Jeopardy part of the 5th amendment which says that no person can be put in jeopardy of life or limb twice. Once a person has been tried for a crime, he or she cannot be tried again for the same crime.
Refugees One who leaves his or her home to seek protections from war, persecution,or some other danger.
Amendments A change in, or addition to, a constitution or law.
Mayflower Compact An agreement reached by the pilgrims on the ship the mayflower in 1620, mayflower compact bound theme to live in a civil society according to their own laws.
Magna Carta Great charter forced upon king John of England by his barons in 1215; established that the power of the monarchy was not absolute and guaranteed trial by jury and due process of law to the nobility.
James Madison Member of the Continental Congress. A leader in the drafting of the constitution. Served as president from 1809-1817
Electoral College Group of persons chosen in each state and the district of Columbia every four years who make a formal selection of the president and vice president.
Qualifications for Senators Has to be at lest 30 years old, U.S. citizenship has to be at least 9 years, and residency in the state a senator represents at time of election.
Qualifications for President Only a U.S. citizen is eligible to be president. Has to be at least age 35 five to be president.
Social Security Any government system that provides assistance to people with an inadequate or no income.
Segregation The separation of one group from another.
Main source of government revenue Federal tax.
Marbury v. Madison Was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the court formed the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States under article III of the constitution.
Checks and Balances system of overlapping the powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to permit each branch to check the actions of the others.
Federalist and Anti-Federalists Those persons who supported the ratification of the constitution. Those persons who opposed the ratification of the constitution.
Concurrent Power Those powers that both national Government and the states possess and exercise.
Senators v. House of Representatives Member of senate. The lower legislation house of the United States Congress.
Federalism A system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central, or national, government and several regional governments.
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