Government Vocabulary 7

a group of persons chosen in each State and in D.C. every four years who make a formal selection of the President V.P in December Of the election year

all the people entitled to vote in any given election.

power of a government to take private property for public use

a congressional act directing the people of a U.S. territory to frame a proposed State constitution as a step towards admission to the Union.

to print a bill in its final form.

A benefit that federal law says must be paid to all those who meet the eligibility requirements, i.e. Medicare, food stamps, veteran pensions.

spying

separates Church and State. (537)

evidence gained as the result of an illegal act by police cannot be used against the person from whom it was seized.

power of the federal courts alone to hear certain cases

a pact made by the President directly with the head of a foreign state, binding international agreement with the force of law but which does not require the Senate consent.

directive, rule or regulation issued by a chief executive or subordinates, based upon constitutional or statutory authority and having the force of law.

the legal process by which a loss of citizenship occurs.

the legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one State is returned the State upon which the crime was committed.