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- 1. Money collected by governments to fund government and public services
- 3. Citizen Person from another country who completes the process of becoming a citizen
- 7. Election Election used by political parties to choose their nominees for the general election
- 8. Study of citizenship and government that prepares people to become informed and active citizens
- 10. Process Rules established by courts to protect a person’s life, liberty, and property
- 13. Interest Groups Groups focused on one particular issue that seek to influence public opinion
- 14. Amendment Amendment that removed white and land ownership requirements for voting
- 15. Democracy Form of government in which citizens are directly involved in every decision
- 16. Greek word meaning “to rule”
- 18. Protection against being forced to testify or confess against yourself
- 20. Election Election that determines who will actually hold a particular office
- 22. Formal description of rights and the framework of government
- 25. Rule by the people
- 26. Representative democracy in which citizens elect people to make decisions for them
- 29. Washington Person who selected the land for the nation’s new capital
- 30. Greek word meaning “people”
- 31. Citizen Person born in the United States or born abroad to U.S. citizens
- 33. Amendment Amendment that guaranteed women the right to vote
- 35. False printed or published statement intended to harm someone’s reputation
- 39. of Religion Right that separates religion and government and prevents an official government religion
- 40. Organization with the authority to make and enforce laws
- 43. of Speech Right to speak about government issues without fear of the government
- 45. Branch of government responsible for interpreting laws
- 47. False spoken statement intended to harm someone’s reputation
- 48. of Powers Division of government powers among different branches
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- 2. Idea of supreme power or the source of authority
- 4. Branch of government responsible for making laws
- 5. Jeopardy Protection preventing someone found not guilty from being tried again for the same crime
- 6. of Columbia Area established as the nation’s permanent capital
- 9. Member of a country guaranteed certain rights, privileges, and responsibilities
- 11. Group of citizens chosen to hear evidence and make a decision in a legal case
- 12. Presidential action that can stop a law passed by Congress
- 17. Condition of mob rule that would exist without laws
- 19. Process through which an alien becomes a citizen
- 21. and Balances System designed to prevent one branch of government from becoming too powerful
- 23. of Press Right to write about government issues without fear of the government
- 24. System in which national and state governments share authority over the same people and territory
- 27. Formal request asking government officials to take action
- 28. People paid to present an organization’s views to government officials
- 32. Branch of government responsible for enforcing laws
- 34. Corpus Protection against being held indefinitely without being charged with a crime
- 36. Amendment Amendment that gave eighteen-year-olds the right to vote
- 37. Cause Good reason the government must have before conducting certain searches
- 38. Action Committees Private organizations that try to influence government officials toward their views
- 41. Randolph West Virginia senator known as the “Father of the 26th Amendment”
- 42. Precinct Subdivision of a county or city established for elections
- 44. of Rights First ten amendments to the United States Constitution
- 45. Duty Responsibility that may require registered citizens to serve on a jury
- 46. Jury Jury that cannot reach a decision