social studies

5. payment given to someone to offset, or make up for, a loss or injury
7. to treat a person or group unfairly
10. supporting ideas of freedom, change, and progress
13. the part of government, consisting of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, that interprets the laws
14. a difference between two statements or situations that means they cannot both be true
15. a group of people or things with obvious differences among them
17. a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
19. a basic set of ideas used to develop a larger plan

1. to agree or pledge to support someone or something
2. an especially original, intelligent, or clever idea
3. the system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other two branches
4. the constitutional system that shares power between the national and state governments
6. a strong disagreement
8. a person who is required to defend himself or herself in a legal action. An example is an accused person who is put on trial for a crime.
9. an order from a judge that authorizes police or other officials to take a certain action, such as searching someone’s property
11. to formally approve a plan or an agreement. The process of approval is called ratification.
12. the use or purpose of something
16. the “Age of Reason” in 17th- and 18th-century Europe. Enlightenment thinkers emphasized using rational thought to discover truths about nature and society.
18. to withhold or take away something
20. a country governed by elected representatives