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Civics Chapter 12
Question | Answer |
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Federal System | The sharing of power between the centeral and state goverment |
Reserved Power | Powers that the Constitution does not give to the national goverment that are kept by the states |
Concurrent Powers | Powers shared by the state and federal governments |
Grants-in-aid | Money awarded to the states by ferderal government |
Unicameral | one-house legislature |
Bicameral | a legislature consisting of two parts, or house |
Census | A population count taken by the Census Bureau |
Apportion | divide among districts |
Malapportionment | Unequal representation in state legislatures |
Line-item Veto | to veto only a specific part of a bill |
Commute | to reduce a criminal's sentance |
Parole | to grant a prisoner an early release from prison, with certain resrictions |
Justice of the peace | The judge of a small, local court |
Misdemeanor | a reatively minor offense such as vansalism or stealing inexpensive iteams |
Magistrate Court | Police courts generally located on larger towns, may handle traffic violations, civil cases involving small amounts of money |
Civil Case | personor group taking legal action against another person or group |
Plaintiff | a person or party filing a lawsuit |
Defendant | an indvidual or group being sued or charged with a crime |
Felony | a serious crime such as murder, rape, kidnapping, or robbery |