The Federal Government Unit 2 Vocabulary

an agreement between nations

having to do with the law; acts that are within the law

the air, water, and land that surrounds us

maintain or support

a government official who works with governments of other countries

anything that is run by the government and open to everyone; such as public schools

to ask a higher court to review a lower court's decision

the course of action a country takes in  relation to another country

to throw out or turn over

laws that are made or proposed

to control by rule or method

punishment set by a court of law for a crime; such as jail time or a fine

in civil or criminal cases, the people chose to decide the case

a large government organization made up of many offices and bureaus

done in a formal way for a special or important occasion

to make someone or something obey a rule or law

judged to have done something wrong or against the law

More than half

the act of keeping the natural environment safe and protected

power or authority

the heads of the executive departments of the federal government

a plan for spending money

to give up a position

not involving the armed forces

the length of time a person holds a government office

any trade or business activity

to make statements in hearings or in court to establish some truth or fact

a representative of a government sent to a foreign country

involving a crime, a breaking of the law

an idea for new laws that is written and voted on

A branch of a standing committee that has a special area of study

The leader of the political parties in congress who directs debates on proposed bills

A House-Senate committee that works out the differences in bills passed by the Congress

the office and official home of a country's ambassador

The people who elect a person to public office

The assistant to each of the floor leaders of Congress

the leader of a government body who runs or directs that body

judged not to have done something against the law

a government body that is free from control of the 3 branches of government

the act of entering and settling in a country not of one's birth

The meetings of congress that begin in January each year

a person who has served in t he country's armed forces

to separate people or groups from each other 

a written statement giving reasons for disagreeing with a Supreme court ruling

a government tax on imported goods

the official right given  to an inventor to make or sell an invention

House and Senate study group that studies the same problems from year to year

the official home of the consul

a group of people who meet regularly to advise the President

to manage or have a change of 

A group of in Congress that meets to study bills, learn about problems and how to solve them.

to look over; to examine once more

a written statement giving reasons for a Supreme Court ruling