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- 4. Concept that the government and its officers are always subject to law
- 8. A member of a state or nation who owes allegance to it by birth or naturalization and is entitled to full civil rights.
- 9. Great charter forced upon king john of england by his barons in 1215 established that the power of the monarcy was not absolute and garenteed trial by jury and due process of law to the nobility
- 10. balances system of overlapping the powers of the three branches to check the actions of the others
- 11. a large complex administrative structure that handles the everyday business of a organazation
- 13. release from the punishment or legal consequences of a crime by the president
- 15. Form of Gov. where those who rule cannot be held responsoble to the will of the people
- 18. Scheme by a wich a presidential vacancy is filled
- 21. a change in or addition to the constitution or law
- 22. formal aproval of final consent to the effectiveness of a constition, constitutional amendment or treaty
- 23. To bring formal charges against a public official
- 25. Spying
- 26. English philosopher who wrote about his theroes concerning the natural rights of man the social contract and the seperation of church and state
- 28. When a state has supreme and absolute authority within its own territory and can decide its own foreighn and demostic policys
- 29. Gov A form of government in which powers are divided between a central government and several local
- 30. An adjective decribing a legislative body composed of two chambers
- 31. Cheif executives power to reject a bill passed by a legislature
- 32. an alliance formed to protect the freedom and security of its members through political and military action
- 33. The institution through wich a society makes and enforces its public policys
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- 1. Nations relationship with other contries
- 2. The presidents wife
- 3. plan of government adapted by the continial congress after the american revolution established a firm friendship among the states
- 5. A joining of several groups for a common purpose
- 6. The first ten amendments to the constitution
- 7. redisbute as inseats in legislative body
- 12. Principle of american gov. that the executive,legislative and judicial powers are divided among three independent branches of government.
- 14. Doctrine that holds that the government must act fairly and in accord with established rules in all it does
- 15. all matters not directly connected to the realm of foreign affairs
- 16. Foreign agreement between two or more soveirgn states
- 17. a proposed law presented to a legislative body for consideration
- 19. Called the cabinet departments they are the traditional units of federal administration
- 20. A centralized Government in wich all government powers belong to a central agency
- 24. system of government in wich a written constitution divides power between a central or national government and several regional governments.
- 27. Form of gov. where supreme authority lies with the people