Bill of Rights

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  1. federalism
    government divided between central and regional powers
  2. republicanism
    belief in government by the people's elected representatives
  3. sovereignty
    the authority of a state to govern another state
  4. elector
    a citizen who has a legal right to vote
  5. enumeration
    the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
  6. impeachment
    the act of charging an official with an offense committed while in office
  7. pro tempore
    for the time being
  8. quorum
    a gathering of the minimal number of members of a group
  9. indictment
    an accusation of wrongdoing
  10. revenue
    the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
  11. naturalization
    the proceeding whereby a foreigner is granted citizenship
  12. tribunal
    an assembly to conduct judicial business
  13. militia
    civilians trained as soldiers, not part of the regular army
  14. appropriation
    a deliberate act of acquisition, often without permission
  15. felony
    a serious crime, such as murder or arson
  16. ex post facto
    affecting things past
  17. tender
    easy to cut or chew
  18. affirmation
    the act of asserting or stating something
  19. reprieve
    postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal
  20. convene
    meet formally
  21. misdemeanor
    a crime less serious than a felony
  22. appellate
    relating to challenges to a legal decision
  23. suffrage
    a legal right to vote
  24. ratification
    making something valid by formally confirming it
  25. due process
    administration of justice according to rules and principles
  26. common law
    a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
  27. equity
    the quality of being fair, reasonable, or impartial
  28. bail
    money forfeited if the accused fails to appear in court
  29. insurrection
    organized opposition to authority
  30. bounty
    the property of being richly abundant or plentiful
  31. servitude
    the state of being required to labor for someone else
Created on Tue Nov 27 15:16:15 EST 2012 (updated Tue Nov 27 15:44:32 EST 2012)

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