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individual who is elected president but has not yet begun serving his or her term
president elect
law established by previous court decisions
common law
rebellion
insurrection
draft of a proposed law
bill
presiding officer of senate who serves when the Vice President is absent
President Pro Tempore
freedom from slavery
emancipation
a reasonable basis to believe a person is linked to a crime
Probable Cause
a court
tribunal
emoluments
bringing charges against an official
impeachment
to pass on
devolve
process by which an amendment is approved
ratification
process by which a citizen of a foreign nation becomes a citizen of the US
naturalization
to suspend a session
adjourn
census or population count
enumeration
more than half
majority
violation of the allegiance owed by a person to his or her own country
treason
legislature's formal expression of opinion
resolution
minimum number of members who must be present to conduct sessions
quorum
principles and laws of a nation
constitution
money than an accused person provides as a guarantee that they will be present for a trial
bail
funds set aside for a specific use
appropriations
income raised by government
revenue
charging a person with an offense
indictment
the introduction
preamble