Week 16 American History Vocabulary

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Judicial Branch

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Branch of government that interprets the laws

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Executive Branch

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Branch of government that enforces laws and policies; president and his cabinet

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Legislative Branch

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Branch of government that writes the laws; Congress

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Federal Government

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Union of states under a central (national) government

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Amendment

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Official change, correction or addition to a law

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Due Process

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Right of every citizen to be protected from arbitrary action by the government

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Writ of Habeas Corpus

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Court order that requires an imprisoned individual to be delivered to the court, (produce the body)

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Neutrality

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Policy that a nation does not participate in a war between other nations

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Treaty

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Formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance or land

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National Security

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Defense and foreign relations of a country, protection of the interests of a country