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| the branch of government that makes the laws. | ||
| the branch of government that enforces the laws | ||
| the branch of government that interprets laws | ||
| a system in which power is divided between the national and state governments | ||
| To change | ||
| The first 10 amendments to the Constitution | ||
| introduction to the Constitution | ||
| the notion that the power lies with the people | ||
| principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern | ||
| Principle by which the powers of government are divided among separate branches | ||
| A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power | ||
| powers that congress has that are specifically listed in the constitution and are given to the national government | ||
| powers that the Constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states | ||
| powers that are shared by both the federal and state governments | ||
| freedom to think and act without government interference or fear of unfair legal treatment | ||
| the banning of printed materials or films due to alarming or offensive ideas | ||
| a formal request | ||
| spoken untruths that are harmful to someone's reputation | ||
| printed untruths that are harmful to someone's reputation | ||
| A court order allowing law enforcement officers to search a suspect's home or business and take specific items as evidence | ||
| a formal charge by a grand jury | ||
| a group of citizens that decides whether there is sufficient evidence to accuse someone of a crime | ||
| being tried twice for the same crime | ||
| following established legal procedures | ||
| the right of government to take private property for public use | ||
| a sum of money used as a security deposit to ensure that an accused person returns for his or her trial | ||
| the right to vote | ||
| a court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why the person is being held | ||
| a law that punishes a person without a jury trial | ||
| laws that make an act a crime after the act has been committed |
