Final Exam Study Guide Part 2

Vocabulary Terms to know: (Fill in the blank) Spelling Counts!

Naturalization

The legal process by which citizens of one country become citizens of another

Perjury

The act of lying under oath

Presidential succession

Scheme by which a presidential vacancy is filled

Domestic Affairs

All matters not directly connected to the realm of foreign affairs 

Treaty

A formal agreement between two or more sovereign states

Judicial review

Power of the supreme

Record

A transcript of proceedings made in trial court

Libel

False and malicious use of printed words

Assemble

To gather with one another in order to express views on public matters

Alien

Foreign-born resident, or noncitizen

Bicameral

A Legislative body composed of two houses

Unicameral

A legislative body with one house

Popular Sovereignty

A government that exists only with the consent of the governed

Due process

Doctrine that holds that the government must fairly and in accord with established rules in all that it does