Voting
Re-drawing a voting area so as to unfairly favor a candidate.
What is Gerrymandering?
A reprieve or to lessen a punishment.
What is pardon?
Legal protection for authors & artists – assuring them the right to sell their works, covers, artwork, books, trademarks.
What is a copyright?
To talk a bill to death in the Senate by using up all of the time allowed for debate & voting.
What is filibuster?
To be in danger.
What is jeopardy?
This is Jeopardy!
Person who currently holds an office.
What is an Incumbent?
A less serious crime than a felony.
What is misdemeanor?
Legal protection for inventors – assuring them the right to sell their invention.
What is a patent?
To close or stop a meeting.
What is adjourn?
Money coming in.
What is revenue?
One who is not committed to a political party or group.
What is an independent candidate/voter?
A group that determines if there is sufficient evidence to bring a person to trial.
What is a grand jury?
A crime injuring a person’s reputation.
What is libel?
A simple majority, ½ + 1, the number needed in Congress to do any business.
What is a quorum?
A person can’t be tried twice for the same crime if acquitted (found innocent) the first time.
What is double jeopardy?
(Double points if correct.)
A ballot on which a voter votes for all candidates of the same party.
What is a straight ticket?
A serious crime, punishable by a severe sentence.
What is a felony?
False statements
What is slander?
To approve or agree.
What is ratify?
A state is divided into a fixed number of districts- each district elects 1 member to the House of Reps.
What is a Congressional District?
A ballot on which a voter votes for candidates of more than one political party.
What is a split ticket
To return a person to the location of a crime for prosecution.
What is extradition?
The legal process to make an alien a U.S. citizen.
What is naturalization?
A free mail service for members of Congress for official business.
What is franking?
An office holder who has been defeated but is still in office until his successor is sworn in.
What is a lame duck?