VOCAB 12

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POPULAR Sovereignty:

basic principle of American Gov. which asserts that the people are the power of their own government.
PREAMBLE:

introduction to the Constitution.
PRECEDENT:

court decision that stands as an example to be followed in the future similar eases.
PRECINCT:

the smallest voting district.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE:

Vice President of the U.S.
PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE:

member of the Senate and chosen to preside in the absence of the President of the Senate.
PRIOR RESTRAINT:

the government cannot curb ideas before they are expressed (549)
PRIVATIZATION:

the process of returning national enterprises to private ownership. (675)
PROBABLE CAUSE:

reasonable grounds, a reasonable suspicion of crime. (571)
PROLETARIAT:

working class
PROPAGANDA:

a technique of persuasion aimed at influencing individual or group behaviors to create a particular belief, regardless of its validity. (249)
PROROGUE:

adjourn, in a legislative session. (265)
PURGE:

the process of reviewing lists of registered voters and removing the names of those no longer eligible to vote, purification. (155, 645)
QUORUM:

least number of members who must be present for legislative body to conduct business, majority.
QUOTA:

a rule requiring certain numbers of jobs or promotions for members of certain groups. (610)