Government Vocabulary

The highest federal court

• Supreme Court
• Jury
• Defendant
• Counsel

The head judge of the Supreme Court

• Grand Jury
• Chief Justice
• Witness
• Counsel

Powers that belong to the government and are mentioned in the Constitution

• Implied Powers
• Habeas Corpus
• Expressed Powers
• Double Jeopardy

Anything that is outside your country or home

• Domestic
• Pardon
• Expressed Powers
• Foreign

When someone is officially released from punishment for a crime

• Pardon
• Slander
• Bail
• Appeal

Twelve citizens who make a decision in a court case

• Defendant
• Jury
• Counsel
• Supreme Court

Powers not mentioned in the Constitution but are necessary to carry out other powers

• Habeas Corpus
• Expressed Powers
• Implied Powers
• Domestic

Someone that helps the accused with advice in a court case

• Libel
• Defendant
• Jury
• Counsel

Crime in which the death penalty may be given

• Capital Crime
• Grand Jury
• Chief Justice
• Eminent Domain

Our right to challenge why we are being detained or jailed

• Implied Powers
• Habeas Corpus
• Expressed Powers
• Foreign