Civics EOC Vocabulary

A legal member of a state and/or country

The process by which an immigrant becomes a citizen

A formal written request addressed to a person or group of people in authority or power which is signed by a number of people demonstrating their support for the request

A group of people sworn to give a verdict (decision) in a legal case based on the evidence presented to them in court

Fair legal process (right to know what you are being arrested for, right to a lawyer, right to a “trial by jury,” etc.)

A person cannot be tried twice for the same crime

The idea that those who govern must follow the laws; no one is above the law

An implied agreement among the people of an organized society that defines the rights, duties, and limitations of the governed and the government

An agreement made by the people to establish a government and abide by its laws

Popular or representative system where the people create and run their own government