History Vocabulary

3. of, by, or appropriate to a court or judge
5. having controlling power over a country or another organization
6. an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide for similar circumstances
8. a moral or legal entitlement to have or obtain something or to act in a certain way
10. a country considered as a body of people united by descent, history, culture, or language
12. (especially in the US) a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office
15. assign a job or role to
17. a large town
18. an article added to the US Constitution
20. a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body
21. (of authority or an office, or someone holding it) superior to all others
23. relating to the system of central government in the US
24. the person or branch of a government responsible for putting policies or laws into effect.

1. relating to a nation
2. relating to a city, town, or it's governing body
4. a system where citizens elect officials to represent them in the decision making process
7. an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies
9. the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship
11. The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities
13. (in the US) a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president
14. use one's authority to reject or cancel
16. explain the meaning of, understand as having particular meaning or significance
19. a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government
22. choose to hold a position by voting