Social Studies 2 day test 10/21-10/23/25

Two day test (For 2nd day)

Legislate

Power to make laws

Voters

Electors

Census

Enumeration

Impeach

Accuse a federal official of wrong doing

Pro tempore

Temporary. Senate chooses a person to serve as president Pro Tempore when vice president is absent.

Emolument

Salary

Revenue

Money raised by government through taxes

Veto

Reject

Militia

A body of citizen soldiers

Executing

Carrying out

Reprieve

Suspends punishment ordered by law

Pardon

Prevents execution of a crime or overrides the judgement of the court

Judicial power (jurisdiction)

Refers to the right of a court to hear a case

Original Jurisdiction

Right of a court to hear a case where it first arrises

Appellate court

Decides whether the lower court was properly conducted and reviews the lower courts decision

Amend

Change

Ratified

Approved

Suffrage

The right to vote

Writ of Habeus Corpus

Court order to bring a prisoner to court and explain why he or she is being held

Quorum 

Smallest number of members who must be present for business to be conducted