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Law Chapter 2
Term | Definition |
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Declaration of Independence | document drafted by representatives of the 13 original colonies that asserts the rights desired by the colonists |
Articles of Confederation | loose form of charter for common government adopted by the thirteen colonies prior to adoption of the Constitution |
Bill of Rights | first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution |
civil rights | personal, human rights recognized and guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution |
due process of law | constitutional requirement for fundamental fairness in our legal and court system |
system of checks and balances | division and allocation of the powers of government between its various branches |
impeachment cases | trying a government official for misconduct in office |
political party | private organization of citizens who select and promote candidates for public office |
amendment | change or alteration |
democracy | governmental system in which citizens vote directly to decide issues |
republic | governmental system in which citizens elect representatives to decide issues |
sovereignty | freedom from external control |
interstate commerce | trade and other commercial intercourse between or among businesses in different states |
intrastate commerce | commerce conducted wholly within one state |
cyberlaw | law that is intended to govern the use of computers in e-commerce and the Internet; civil and criminal law governing activities performed via computer and Internet technology |
browser | Internet scanning program |