Government Vocabulary

 

affirmative action

Amicus curiae                                                                                                                                         

amnesty                                                                                                                                              

anarchy                                                                                                                                               

bicameral                                                                                                                                            

branches of government (judicial, executive, legislative)                                                                                            

censure                                                                                                                                              

constitutional law                                                                                                                                   

de facto                                                                                                                                              

double jeopardy                                                                                                                                      

elastic clause                                                                                                                                        

Electoral College                                                                                                                                    

eminent domain                                                                                                                                        

entitlements                                                                                                                                          

Federal system                                                                                                                                       

filibuster                                                                                                                                            

gerrymandering                                                                                                                                       

injunction                                                                                                                                            

jurisdiction (concurrent appellate)                                                                                                                   

litigant                                                                                                                                             

multilateral treaty                                                                                                                                   

municipality                                                                                                                                         

naturalization                                                                                                                                        

ordinance                                                                                                                                            

pardon                                                                                                                                               

platform                                                                                                                                              

powers (implied, expressed, inherent, reserved)                                                                                                      

procurement                                                                                                                                           

separation of powers                                                                                                                                 

soft money                                                                                                                                            

sovereignty                       

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