Rights of a Citizen
Greatest number of people in society can make policies for everyone
Majority rule
3 branches of government?
Judicial, Legislative,Executive
Foreign born, and parents are not citizens but they want to become citizens
A request to the government
Commands from the president that have the power of law.
Executive orders
Legislative branch
When immigrants get sent back to the country they came from
Permission of authority to search property of an individual
Search warrant
Giving freedom from punishment
The branch that proposes and administers the laws
Executive branch
A required military service
Draft
To formally accuse a person
Indict
House of Representatives can vote to bring charges of serious crimes against a president
Impeach
The branch that interprets the Constitution and other laws
Judicial branch
Groups of people who share common interest that motivates them to take action
Interest groups
A person cannot be tried again for the same crime
Double Jeopardy
The process that protects the separation of powers amongst the branches of government
Checks and Balances
A system that divided powers between the states and the federal government
Federal system of government