1. Eoc boot camp vocab
civics

2. senate

3. The upper house of congress, consisting of two representatives from each state

4. Implied powers

5. Power that congress has that is not stated explicitly in the constitution

6. Global interdependence

7. The reliance of people and countries around the world on one another for goods and services

8. Miranda v. Arizona

9. Ruled that at the time of arrest, suspects cannot be questioned until informed of their rights

10. pardon

11. A declaration of forgiveness and freedom from punishment

12. Reprieve

13. An order to delay a person’s punishment until a higher court can hear the case

14. Due process

15. Following established legal procedures

16. propaganda

17. Information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view

18. impeach

19. To accuse government officials of misconduct in office

20. federalists

21. Supporters of the constitution

22. United states v. nixon

23. Proved that even the president was not above the law, thereby reinforcing the rule of law

24. felonies

25. A type of crime more serious than a misdemeanor, such as murder, rape, kidnapping, or robbery

26. bias

27. Favoring one view

28. symbolism

29. The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

30. Legislative branch

31. The lawmaking branch of government; congress

32. Executive branch

33. The branch of government that carries out laws; president

34. Judicial branch

35. The branch of government that interprets laws; supreme court

36. Unalienable rights

37. refers to that which cannot be given away or taken away

38. misdemeanors

39. The least serious type of crime; minor crime for which a person can be fined a small sum of money or jailed for up to a year

40. Diplomacy

41. the profession, activity, or skill of managing international relations, typically by a country's representatives abroad.

42. naturalization

43. A legal process to obtain citizenship

44. Enumerated powers

45. Powers granted directly to the national government by the constitution; another name for expressed powers

46. Concurrent powers

47. Powers shared by the state and federal governments

48. Public policy

49. The course of action the government takes in response to an issue or a problem

50. Rule of law

51. Principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern

52. Article

53. One of several main parts of the constitution

54. anarchy

55. The absence of any form of government

56. Expressed powers

57. Power that the u.s. congress has that is specifically listed in the constitution

58. suffrage

59. The right to vote

60. Elastic clause

61. Gives congress the right to make all laws “necessary and proper” to carry out its expressed powers

62. compact

63. An official agreement made by two or more parties

64. Poll tax

65. A sum of money required of voters before they are permitted to cast a ballot

66. ordinance

67. A law, usually of a city or county

68. Gideon v. wainwright

69. Declared that a person accused of a major crime had the right to legal counsel during a trial

70. House of representatives

71. The lower house of congress, consisting of a different number of representatives from each state, depending on population

72. Consent of the governed

73. An agreement made by the people to establish a government and abide by its laws

74. unitary

75. A system of government In which power resides with the central government

76. citizenship

77. Rights and duties of members of a state

78. Separation of powers

79. The split of authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches

80. Reserved powers

81. Powers that the constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states

82. Representative democracy

83. A government in which citizens choose a smaller group to govern on their behalf

84. Checks and balances

85. A system in which each branch of government is able to check, or restrain, the power of the others

86. Natural rights

87. Freedoms people possess relating to life, liberty, and property

88. Plessy v. ferguson

89. African-americans could be provided with “separate but equal” public facilities

90. Socialism

91. System in which society, either directly or indirectly through the government, controls all aspects of the economy

92. Constitutional monarchy

93. Monarchy in which the power of the heredity ruler is limited by the country’s constitution and laws

94. Commander -in- chief

95. President is the leader of the nation’s armed forces

96. segregation

97. The separation of people based on color or race

98. Bush v. gore

99. Ruled that florida recount of presidential votes violated fourteenth amendment; recount stopped and bush became president

100. Brown v. board of education

101. Ruled on desegregation of public schools

102. Social contract

103. An agreement among people in a society with a government

104. Communism

105. All productive resources are government owned and operated; Government makes all major economic decisions

106. Anti-federalists

107. Those who opposed ratification of the constitution

108. Marbury v. madison

109. Established the supreme court’s power of judicial review

110. boycott

111. The refusal to purchase certain goods or services

112. Lobbyist

113. Representative of an interest group who contacts lawmakers or other government officials directly to influence their policy making

114. immigrants

115. A person who moves permanently to a new country

116. Popular sovereignty

117. The idea that power lies with the people

118. citizens

119. Community member who owes loyalty to the government and is entitled to protection from it

120. democracy

121. A government in which citizens hold the power to rule

122. federalism

123. A form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and the states

124. preamble

125. Opening section of the constitution; states the goals and purposes of the government

126. Supremacy clause

127. Makes the federal laws prevail over state laws when there is a conflict

128. Dual-court system

129. A court system made up of both federal and state courts

130. Judicial review

131. The power of the supreme court to say whether any federal, state, or local law or government action goes against the constitution

132. Mcculloch v. Maryland

133. Ruled that in a conflict between national and state power, the national government is supreme