Constitution/Amendment Vocabulary - Comroe

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  1. 5. Federal laws have authority over all the states in the United States.
  2. 7. A governmental system that limits the amount of interference that the government is allowed to take place in.
  3. 8. The authority of the government is created and continued through the approval of its people.
  4. 10. The fair treatment through the judicial system, especially as a citizen.
  5. 15. A prisoner or accused has the right to be seen in front of a judge.
  6. 17. exposing ones self to punishment for a crime by offering information that finds you guilty.
  7. 19. The notion that one cannot be tried for the same crime twice.
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  1. 1. A system or body of law supported by science, thought, or understanding of the courts assuring they are fair and lawful.
  2. 2. This can change the status of an action from being legal to illegal.
  3. 3. One cannot be punished or given a lesser sentence for giving information needed by the courts.
  4. 4. The ability of the Supreme Court to say if an action or law is constitutional or unconstitutional.
  5. 6. The counterbalancing influences so that no one branch of government has too much power.
  6. 9. The president has the right to keep certain government information private
  7. 11. The powers given to the government that are not stated in the United States Constitution, but have been implied from it.
  8. 12. These are powers given to the government listed in the United States Constitution.
  9. 13. A clause in the Constitution that states congress can pass any laws they see as necessary and proper to run the country.
  10. 14. This is an act of legislature that declares a person or group of persons guilty without a trial.
  11. 16. The term in government used to determine who comes next after as president or leader.
  12. 18. Anything to do with voting and/or the rights applied to voting.