Bill of Rights/ Amendments- vocabulary

Suffrage is a fancy word meaning _____

• the right to vote

• the process to amend the Constitution

• suffering

Political Platform

• raised area

• a political party's formal statement of basic principles, stands on major issues, and objectives

• a politician's personal opinion

The economy has to do with

• the government

• money and business

• religion

• voting

to sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.

• veto

• ratify

• enact

• overturn

to make into law

• ratify

• overturn

• veto

• enact

to reject a proposed law

• ratify

• overturn

• veto

• enact

to reverse the previous court's decision

• overturn

• enact

• ratify

• veto

a written false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation

• slander

• libel

• lying

• free speech

a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.

• slander

• libel

• lying

• free speech

Reasonable grounds for making a search, or pressing charges against someone

• grievance

• probable cause

• bail

• infringed