Constitution and Citizenship

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  1. 2. _____________system the government system that gives certain powers to the federal government.
  2. 3. political action committees groups that collect money for candidates who support certain issues.
  3. 4. ____________jeopardy a rule that says a person cannot be tried for the same crime more than once.
  4. 6. Sandra ____________ the first female Supreme Court justice, appointed in 1981.
  5. 8. cancel
  6. 9. a rule that the law must be fairly applied.
  7. 11. orders from the president that grant freedom from punishment.
  8. 12. __________orders commands from the president that have the power of law.
  9. 13. Thurgood _________ the first African American Supreme Court justice, appointed in 1967.
  10. 14. required military service.
  11. 15. the idea that the greatest number of people in a society can make policies for everyone.
  12. 17. groups of people who share a common interest that motivates them to take political action.
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  1. 1. _________warrant an order authorities must get before they search someone’s property.
  2. 3. a request made of the government.
  3. 5. foreign-born people who: a) live in the United States,b) whose parents are not citizens, and c) who complete the requirements forU.S. citizenship
  4. 7. vote to bring charges of serious crimes against a president.
  5. 10. Sonia __________ the first Hispanic American Supreme Court justice, appointedin 2009.
  6. 12. ____________domain the power of the government to take personal property to benefit the public.
  7. 14. return to an immigrant’s country of origin.
  8. 16. formally accuse.