U.S. Civics Vocabulary - Statistics

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Definition	First Letter	Term	% Correct
A law containing one or more changes or additions to the Constitution. Proposed by a two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress or by a convention called by Congress at the request of two-thirds of the state legislatures. Ratified by approval of three-fourths of the states.	A	Amendment	94%
The body of law that deals with the private rights of individuals, as distinguished from criminal law.	C	{Civil} law	73%
The status of being a member of a state, and therefore one who owes allegiance to the government and who is entitled to its protection and to political rights.	C	Citizenship	69%
The power to manage conflicts about the interpretation and application of the law.	J	{Judicial} power	67%
The power to make laws.	L	{Legislative} power	66%
The power of the President to implement and enforce laws.	E	{Executive} power	64%
Rule by more than half of those participating in a decision.	M	{Majority} rule	64%
Constitutional mechanisms that authorize each branch of government to share powers with the other branches and thereby check their activities.	C	{Checks} and {balances}	61%
Customs, treaties, agreements, and rules that govern relations among nations.	I	{International} law	59%
The absence of formal legal order.	A	Anarchy	58%
The right to vote.	S	Suffrage	57%
A form of government in which power is held by the people and exercised indirectly through elected representatives who make decisions.	R	{Representative} democracy	55%
A form of political organization in which governmental power is divided between a central government and territorial subdivisions.	F	Federalism	52%
The concept that religion and government should be independent of one another; and, the basis for the establishment clause of the First Amendment.	S	Separation of church and state	47%
A body of unwritten law developed in England from judicial decisions based on custom and earlier judicial decisions. It constituted the basis of the English legal system and became part of American law.	C	{Common} law	46%
The right to control or direct the actions of others, legitimized by law, morality, custom, or consent.	A	Authority	44%
The principle that every member of a society, even a ruler, must follow the law.	R	Rule of law	30%
Powers that are specifically granted to Congress by Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.	E	{Enumerated} powers	28%
The division of governmental power among several institutions that must cooperate in decision making.	S	Separation of powers	26%
Protections and privileges given to all U.S. citizens by the Constitution and Bill of Rights.	C	Civil rights	21%
The right of every citizen to be protected against arbitrary action by government.	D	{Due process} of law	17%
Powers that may be exercised by both the federal government and the state governments, e.g., levying taxes, borrowing money, and spending for the general welfare.	C	{Concurrent} powers	15%
Areas of personal freedom with which governments are constrained from interfering.	C	Civil liberties	14%
Powers granted to the national government under the Constitution, as enumerated in Articles I, II, and III.	D	{Delegated} powers	14%
The idea that no individual or group may receive special privileges from nor be unjustly discriminated against by the law.	E	{Equal protection} of the law	14%

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