Mr H chapter 9
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- Political Action Committees
- groups who collect money to give to candidates who support certain issues
- Search Warrant
- an order permitting authorities to look through someone's property
- Naturalized Citizen
- when a person of foreign birth is granted citizenship
- due process
- a law must be fairly applied
- Deport
- returning someone to their country of origin
- Concurrent Powers
- powers that the state and federal governments share
- Eminent Domain
- the power to take personal property to benefit the public
- Reserved Powers
- powers kept by the state governments or by the citizens
- Indict
- to formally accuse someone
- Elastic Clause
- allows for the federal government to make laws that are necessary and proper for carrying out its duties
- Apportionment
- planned distribution of representaives (no state can gain a representative unless another loses one)
- Petition
- to make a request of the government
- Representative Democracy
- a government led by officials who are chosen by the people
- Draft
- requirement of military service
- Double Jeopardy
- a person cannot be tried twice for the same crime
- Impeach
- to bring charges against the president
- Pardon
- a freedom of punishment
- Senate
- 100 Members
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- 1st female Supreme Court Justice
- Thurgood Marshall
- 1st African American Supreme Court Justice
- Executive Order
- A command that has the power of law
- Cabinet
- department heads chosen by the president to advise him on important matters
- Delegated Powers
- powers granted to the federal government
- Separation of Powers
- each of the three branchs of the government has its own powers and responsibilities
- House of Representatives
- 435 Members
- Speaker of the House
- Leader of the House of Representatives
- Veto
- the power to cancel laws that Congress passes