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Definition	First Letter	Term	% Correct
Changes in, 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	95%
The body of law that deals with the private rights of individuals, as distinguished from criminal law.	C	{Civil} law	83%
The right to vote.	S	Suffrage	78%
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	75%
The power to manage conflicts about the interpretation and application of the law.	J	{Judicial} power	75%
Constitutional mechanisms that authorize each branch of government to share powers with the other branches and thereby check their activities.	C	{Checks} and {balances}	73%
The power to make laws.	L	{Legislative} power	73%
The power of the President to implement and enforce laws.	E	{Executive} power	70%
Rule by more than half of those participating in a decision.	M	{Majority} rule	70%
The absence of formal legal order.	A	Anarchy	68%
Customs, treaties, agreements, and rules that govern relations among nations.	I	{International} law	63%
A form of government in which power is held by the people and exercised indirectly through elected representatives who make decisions.	R	{Representative} democracy	60%
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	60%
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	55%
A form of political organization in which governmental power is divided between a central government and territorial subdivisions.	F	Federalism	55%
The right to control or direct the actions of others, legitimized by law, morality, custom, or consent.	A	Authority	50%
Powers that are specifically granted to Congress by Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.	E	{Enumerated} powers	35%
The division of governmental power among several institutions that must cooperate in decision making.	S	Separation of powers	33%
The principle that every member of a society, even a ruler, must follow the law.	R	Rule of law	28%
Protections and privileges given to all U.S. citizens by the Constitution and Bill of Rights.	C	Civil rights	25%
Powers granted to the national government under the Constitution, as enumerated in Articles I, II, and III.	D	{Delegated} powers	25%
The right of every citizen to be protected against arbitrary action by government.	D	{Due process} of law	25%
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	25%
Areas of personal freedom with which governments are constrained from interfering.	C	Civil liberties	20%
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	13%