2nd 9wks Vocabulary

2. to bring formal charges against a public official
5. case in which a defendant is tried for committing a crime as defined by the law
9. the current officeholder
10. to find not guilty of a charge
13. from another country or laguage
14. the authority of a court to hear a case
15. instructions or commands a constituency gives to its elected officials
16. the power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a government action
17. the people and interests that an elected official represents
18. an order for a person to appear and to produce documents or other requested materials
20. release from the punishment or legal consequences of a crime

1. an election by the political parties to nominate their candidates for the General Election ballot.
3. a court’s list of cases to be heard
4. case involving a noncriminal matter such as a contract dispute or a claim in patent infringement
6. a person who has the right to vote in an election
7. denied the right to vote
8. regularly scheduled election at which voters make a final selection of officeholders
11. the process by which people of one culture merge into, and become part of, another culture
12. occurring in a country of one's own
19. concerned with or dealing with applications for decisions to be reversed