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aboutthe
constitution
ByMalcolm

Allegiance
loyaltyorcommitmentofasubordinatetoasuperiororof
anindividualtoagrouporcause.

Ballot
Aprocessofvoting,inwritingandtypicallyinsecret.

Civil
Relatingtoordinarycitizensandtheirconcerns,as
distinctfrommilitaryorecclesiasticalmatters.

Democracy
Democracyisaformofgovernmentinwhichalleligible
citizensparticipateequallyeitherdirectlyorindirectly
throughelectedrepresentativesintheproposal,
development,andcreationoflaws

Election
Aformalandorganizedprocessofelectingorbeing
elected,especiallyofmembersofapoliticalbody.

Federal
Havingorrelatingtoasystemofgovernmentinwhich
severalstatesformaunitybutremainindependentin
internalaffairs.

Government
Thegoverningbodyofanation,state,orcommunity.

Houseof
Representatives
ThelowerhouseoftheUnitedStatesCongress.With
435popularlyelectedofficials,theHouse(asitisoften
called)isthemostrepresentativebodyinthefederal
government.

Impeach
callintoquestiontheintegrityorvalidity
ofapractice.

Judge
apublicofficialappointedtodecide
casesinacourtoflaw.

Legislativebranch
ThelegislativebranchisthepartoftheUnitedStatesgovernment
thatcreateslaws.Wheneveryoureadaboutcongresspeopleinthe
SenateorHousedebatingalaw,you'rereadingaboutthe
legislativebranch:thebranchofthegovernmentthatwrites,
debates,andpasseslaws.Makinglawscanbecalledlegislating.

Military
of,relatingto,orcharacteristicofsoldiersorarmed
forces."bothleaderscondemnedthebuildupof
militaryactivity"

Oath
Asolemnpromise,ofteninvokingadivinewitness,
regardingone'sfutureactionorbehavior.

President
Heelectedheadofarepublicanstate.

Quorum
Theminimumnumberofmembersofanassemblyor
societythatmustbepresentatanyofitsmeetingsto
maketheproceedingsofthatmeetingvalid.

Ratification
Ratificationisaprincipal'sapprovalofanactofits
agentwheretheagentlackedauthoritytolegallybind
theprincipal.Thetermappliestoprivatecontractlaw,
internationaltreaties,andconstitutionsinfederations
suchastheUnitedStatesandCanada.

Senate
thestatecounciloftheancientRomanrepublicand
empire,whichsharedlegislativepowerwiththe
popularassemblies,administrationwiththe
magistrates,andjudicialpowerwiththeknights.

Tax
acompulsorycontributiontostaterevenue,leviedby
thegovernmentonworkers'incomeandbusiness
profitsoraddedtothecostofsomegoods,services,
andtransactions.

Union
anorganizedassociationofworkersformedtoprotect
andfurthertheirrightsandinterestsalaborunion.

Veto
aconstitutionalrighttorejectadecisionorproposal
madebyalawmakingbody.

Welfare
statutoryprocedureorsocialeffortdesignedtopromotethebasic
physicalandmaterialwellbeingofpeopleinneed.

XAmendment
ThepowersnotdelegatedtotheUnitedStatesbythe
Constitution,norprohibitedbyittotheStates,arereserved
totheStatesrespectively,ortothepeople.

Year
Thetimetakenbyaplanettomakeonerevolutionaround
thesun