US Civics Semester Test

Front

Principle that a person cannot be punished for a crime until the law has seen fairly applied

Back

due process of law

Front

counting population

Back

census

Front

approval

Back

ratification

Front

legally recognized member of a country

Back

citizen

Front

study of citizenship and government

Back

civics

Front

the government's power to take citizens' private property for public use

Back

eminent domain

Front

system of government whereby the people elect representatives to carry on the work of government for them

Back

republic

Front

the right to vote

Back

suffrage

Front

organizations, institutions, and individuals who exercise political authority over a group of people

Back

government

Front

limited by law to a certain amount per household

Back

rationed