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the rule of law is a durable system of laws, institutions, norms, and community commitment that delivers.
Ex: the absolute monarchies that ruled over medieval Europe, where the king or queen were not always subject to the laws of the land.

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The Supremacy clause is the common moniker of Article VI, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution.
Ex: the 2000 Supreme Court case of Reno v.

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is used to bring a prisoner or other detainee before the court to determine if the person's imprisonment or detention is lawful.
Ex: if you file a petition with the court because you want to be brought before a judge where reasons for your arrest and detention must be shown.

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full faith and credit clause means  to Constitution's requirement that each State accept the public acts, records, and Judicial proceedings of every other State.
Ex: let's say I'm involved in a car accident in New Mexico. As a result, a New Mexico court grants me $1,000 in damages. But the defendant - the person who ran into me - lives in Florida and refuses to pay me.

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Expressed powers means those powers that the Constitution has specifically given to the federal government.
Ex: Promote the sciences and the arts through granting patents and copyrights for inventions and discoveries

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Implied powers is the necessary and proper clause is used to cover any governmental action not enumerated in the Constitution.
Ex: the air force was created using their power to raise armies.

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Reserved powers is a political power reserved by a constitution to the exclusive jurisdiction of a specified political authority.
Ex:

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concurrent powers are the powers shared by the federal government and the states.
Ex: collecting taxes

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impeach is to charge someone with doing something wrong, specifically a high government official, such as the U.S. president, a senator, or a federal judge.
Ex: the U.S house has impeached only 18 federals

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cloture is the closing or limitation of debate in a legislative body especially by calling for a vote.
Ex: 100 senators voted on a cloture motion, 67 of those votes would have to be for cloture for it to pass

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filibuster is a Informal term for any attempt to block or delay Senate action on a bill or other matter by debating it at length, by offering numerous procedural motions.
Ex: mother jones

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Conference committee is A mechanism by which the House of Representatives and the Senate reconcile differences between legislation they have passed in their respective chambers in order to pass one identical piece of legislation.
Ex: National conference

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Constituent is a member of a constituency pledged to help her elderly constituent.
Ex: England is a part of the united kingdom

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standing committee is a permanent committee.
Ex: Budget

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Veto is a regular veto occurs when the president returns the legislation to the house in which it originated.
Ex: the exercise of this right

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jurisdiction is the authority of a court or official organization to make decisions and judgments.
Ex: appellate jurisdiction

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appeal is to make a serious or urgent request, typically to the public.
Ex: something pleased interesting

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Due process means that a citizen who will be affected by a legal requirement.
ex: procedural due process

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recidivism is a person's tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior.
Ex:a petty thief who is released from jail promptly steals something else the first day.

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restitution is a making good of or giving an equivalent for some injury.
Ex: he recovery of its shape by an elastic body after pressure or strain is released.

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incapacitation is to deprive of capacity or natural power.
Ex: incarceration, house arrest, or execution pursuant to the death penalty.

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deterrence is the inhibition of criminal behavior by fear especially of punishment.
Ex: punishment

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precedent is something that precedes, or comes before.
Ex: Brown v. Board of Education

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plea bargain is a an agreement between a defendant and a prosecutor.
Ex: The prosecution charges Joey with both robbery and simple assault.

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bail is a container used to remove water from a boat.
Ex: What a person would use while in a sinking boat which is filling with water

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extradition is the action of extraditing a person accused or convicted of a crime.
Ex: extradition occurs when State A receives a request from State B to return an individual to State B so he can appear for trial.

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constitutionality is the quality of being in accordance with a political constitution.
ex: such as the right to vote or to practice religion

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propose is to form or put forward a plan or intention.
ex: The mayor proposed a plan for a new bridge

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ratify is to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction.
ex: A number of countries have refused to ratify the treaty.