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Glossary of Constitutional Terms
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to limit Adjourn to stop meeting Alliance a close association among nations for a common goal Ally one who pledges help or support to another in a common cause Ambassador person appointed to represent a country in another country Amendment change to the Constitution or a bill in Congress Apprenticeship period in which a newcomer learns a trade, craft, or profession by working under an experienced practitioner Appropriation money authorized by Congress to be spent for a specific purpose B Bankruptcy condition in which a person or business cannot pay its debts Bill proposed law C Census a count of population Chamber large room, such as the meeting place of a legislative body Cloture procedure that may be used to limit or end a filibuster in the Senate Compensation payment Compromise settlement in which each side gives up some of its demands in order to reach an agreement Concur to agree or approve Confederation a league Contractor one who agrees to provide specific supplies or services at a certain price Counsel attorney D Delegate to give or assign Discrimination policy or attitude that denies equal rights and treatment to particular groups of people Domestic at home; within the country Duty tariff E Entrepreneur businessperson who risks land, labor, and capital to create and market new goods or services Executive having to do with carrying out laws Exempt free from an obligation or requirement Exemption circumstances that free a person from an obligation or requirement F Federal relating to the national or central government Federal mandate requirement imposed by the federal government Filibuster tactic (especially prolonged debate) used in the Senate to defeat a bill by preventing a final vote on it G Government regulation control or direction of a business, profession, or industry by the government Grievances wrongs H Hopper box in the House or Senate into which a proposed bill is placed I Impeachment accusing a federal official of wrongdoing Incentive expectation (such as a promise of financial reward) that encourages people to behave in a certain way Incumbent current holder of a political office Indictment formal accusation Institution well-established organization or custom that forms an essential part of a society or culture Insurrection rebellion against the government Interest group private organization that tries to influence public policy J Judicial having to do with courts and court proceedings Jurisdiction the right of a court to hear a case; the area in which a government has authority L Legislative having to do with lawmaking Legislature lawmaking body Lobbyist agent for an interest group who works to influence public policy M Majority more than half of a total Militia a body of citizen soldiers Minimum wage lowest amount, often set by law, that an employer can pay a worker for an hour of labor N Naturalization process by which a person from another country becomes a citizen in this country Not-for-profit organization institution that functions like a business but does not have the goal of generating profit for its investors P Pardon to cancel the penalty for an offense, as when the President grants a pardon to a person who has been convicted of a crime Poverty level set by the government, the income below which it is impossible to support a family or household Primary an election in which members of a political party choose their party's candidates Q Quorum the smallest number of members who must be present to conduct official business R Ratification formal approval Reconcile to bring opposing viewpoints or plans into agreement Regulatory relating to government control or direction of a business, profession, or industry Republican having to do with a republic where voters choose representatives to govern them Revenue money raised by the government through taxes Rule of law principle of the United States Constitution that the government and its officers are always subject to the law, never above it; the principle of limited government S Security a bond issued by the government or by a company; when people buy securities, they are making a loan to the government or company Special interest group that seeks to influence legislation in order to promote its own ends or interests T Treaty agreement among two or more nations http://www.factmonster.com/us/consti.../glossary.html |
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