the branch of government that makes the laws

governing body responsible for making laws

the division of governmental power and responsibilities between different layers: national/federal, state, and local

a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; also known as defamation

the quality or state of being free

a government that has been limited in power by a constitution, or written agreement

a form of monarchy in which the king or queen shares authority with an elected legislature and agrees to be bound by a constitution or a set of laws, also known as a constitutional monarchy

the power of an executive to reject parts of a bill without rejecting the entire bill

a written test used to decide whether or not someone was eligible to register to vote; typically used in the South in the 20th century to disenfranchise black voters and poor white voters

the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law