Satchel’s Dictionary Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Goal 1 Democracy Magna Carta Republican/Republicanism Separation of Powers Suffrage Common Law Quartering Factions Salutary Neglect Quakers Nationalism Dictatorship Ratification Stamp Act Egalitarianism
Common Law Law that is not written down, but is based on past precedent and customs.
Democracy People having a say in what happens in their government Everyone can pitch in
Dictatorship When the party in charge has no limits and is commanded by a single person
Egalitarianism When everyone is considered equal to one another
Factions A group or bunch of people that believe in the same idea
Magna Carta Basic Rights for the English that King John signed Gave the English people what they wanted
Nationalism Patriotism to ones nation
Quakers A non violent religion that promotes equality of the sexes and does not recognize being different
Quartering To hold in a household
Ratification Getting accepted by all of the states
Republican/Republicanism One who favors a republican form of government. Lowering taxes and limiting government involvement
Salutary Neglect Letting colonist run and govern themselves without any help
Separation of Powers When the government is split up so that each branch can check each other. Makes the Government less powerful
Stamp Act When taxes were raised on almost all paper products
Suffrage The act or right to vote Usually pertains to women getting the right to vote.
Goal 2 Cloture Filibuster Preamble Bill Whip Pardons Immunity Senate Tariffs Fines Expulsion Precedence Revenue Treaty Medicaid
Bill An Idea for a law that is still being revised on paper
Cloture To end or close an argument or debate Stopping of a dispute
Expulsion If a member of congress does something so offensive that he or she is taken off of congress
Filibuster When a person talks about a subject as long as he/she likes to prevent people from voting or to encourage people to vote. Usually a very long procedure
Fines Money that is collected by the government for wrongdoings
Immunity When a member of congress is in session they cannot be arrested besides treason, a felony, or breach of peace
Medicaid Government funded health insurance for people who don’t make much money
Pardons When the president excuses people from jail time from criminal offenses
Preamble The introduction to any type of writing. Found in the beginning of the US Constitution
Precedence When past court decisions are used to make legal rulings based on interpretation
Revenue Money that the government gains
Senate A house composed of two senators per state that serve six year terms
Tariffs Taxes that are put on products that are imported from foreign areas
Treaty A formal agreement between two or more countries
Whip A part of the house that makes the members of a party vote the way the party leaders want them to