citizenship/civics vocab
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- libel
- the publication of false and malicious information that damages a person's reputation
- repealed
- canceled
- federalism
- division of power between the federal government and the state
- appeal
- to ask that the decision be reviewed by a higher court
- dissent
- disagreement
- censorship
- the power to review, change, or prevent publication of news
- citizen
- someone who is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a particular nation
- bill
- proposal for a new law
- habeas corpus
- the right of a person to not be held in prison without being charge with a specific crime
- naturalization
- the official legal process of becoming a citizen
- republic
- a government in which citizens rule themselves through elected representatives
- amending
- changing the Constitution
- veto
- to reject
- limited government
- idea that the government has only the powers that the Constitution give it
- unconstitutional
- not allowed under the Constitution
- popular sovereignty
- idea that the people are the primary source of the government's authority
- jurisdiction
- the power to hear and decide cases
- separation of powers
- the idea that powers of government must be clearly defined and divided into legislative, executive, and judicial branches
- checks and balances
- each branch of the government has the power to limit the actions of the other two
- interest group
- an organization that represents the concerns of a particular group
- ratify
- approve
- override
- to pass a law despite a president's veto
- private property
- property owned by an individual
- dictatorship
- government in which one person or small group holds authority