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What does amendment mean?
An official change to the government.
What does double jeopardy mean?
The inability to subject a person to a second trial for the same offense for which a person has already been tried or punished.
What does impeach mean?
To accuse before an appropriate tribunal of misconduct in office.
What does unconstitutional mean?
not constitutional; unauthorized by or inconsistent with the constitution.
What does Republican mean?
Of or relating to the Republican party.
What does "Living Document" mean?
A document that can continue to be changed over time.
What does subpoenas mean?
The usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before the court.
What does search and seizure mean?
A procedure used to commence a search of a person's property and confiscate any relevant evidence found in connection to the crime.
What does secretary mean?
A person, usually an official, who is in charge of the records, correspondence, minutes of meetings, and related affairs of an organization, association, etc.
What does democrat mean?
A person who believes in political or social equality of all people.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first 10 amendments.
What does capital punishment mean?
Punishment by death for a crime.
What does legislative mean?
Having the function of making laws.
What does cabinet mean?
A council advising a president, sovereign, etc., especially a group of ministers or executives responsible for the government of a nation.
What does green (the political party) mean?
A political party based on the principles of green politics.
What does executive mean?
A person or group of people having administrative or supervisory authority in an organization.
What does individual rights mean?
Rights you have as your own self.
What does presidential pardon mean?
Forgive someone for a crime, acted on by the president.
What does veto mean?
The power vested in one branch of the government to cancel or postpone the decisions of another branch.
What does liberatarian mean
Favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
What does due process mean?
Fair treatment in law.
What does Judicial mean?
Pertaining to judgement in courts of justice or to the administration of justice.
What does constitutional mean?
Relating to the constitution.
What does term mean?
A period of time to which limits have been set.
What does Peace and Freedom (the political party) mean?
A political party that stands for feminism, socialism, democracy, ecology, and racial equality.