The Purple Gavel Group

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Accountability : the quality or state of being accountable especially : an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one's actions

Advice : recommendation regarding a decision or course of conduct

Advise : to give (someone) a recommendation about what should be done : to give advice to

Affect : to produce an effect upon: such as
a : to produce a material influence upon or alteration in Paralysis affected his limbs.
b : to act upon (a person, a person's mind or feelings, etc.) so as to effect a response : influence

Aid : to provide with what is useful or necessary in achieving an end aid a cause aid a friend
intransitive verb : to give assistance

Aide: a person who acts as an assistant

Amendment : the process of altering or amending a law or document (such as a constitution) by parliamentary or constitutional procedure

Approval : an act or instance of approving something
on approval : subject to a prospective buyer's acceptance or refusal

Arms: a means (such as a weapon) of offense or defense

Assembly: a company of persons gathered for deliberation and legislation, worship, or entertainment

Assent : to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration

Balance: weight or force of one side in excess of another

Bill of Rights: a document containing a formal statement of rights
specifically : a summary of fundamental rights and privileges guaranteed to a people against violation by the state —used especially of the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution

Bipartisan: of, relating to, or involving members of two parties
specifically : marked by or involving cooperation, agreement, and compromise between two major political parties

Blunder: a gross error or mistake resulting usually from stupidity, ignorance, or carelessness

Boycott: to engage in a concerted refusal to have dealings with (a person, a store, an organization, etc.) usually to express disapproval or to force acceptance of certain conditions

Capital Punishment: the practice of killing people as punishment for serious crimes

Cause: a reason for an action or condition
: a ground of legal action

Charisma: a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader)

Citizenship : the status of being a citizen
on citizen : a native or naturalized person who owes allegiance to a government and is entitled to protection from it

Civil: relating to private rights and to remedies sought by action or suit distinct from criminal proceedings

Civil Rights: the nonpolitical rights of a citizen especially : the rights of personal liberty guaranteed to U.S. citizens by the 13th and 14th amendments to the Constitution and by acts of Congress

Clash: to come into conflict

Cohesive : exhibiting or producing cohesion or coherence
On cohesion : the act or state of sticking together tightly especially : unity

Commander in chief: one who holds the supreme command of an armed force

Concept(s): an abstract or generic idea generalized from particular instances

Concession : the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)

Confirmation: the ratification of an executive act by a legislative body

Conflict: the opposition of persons or forces that gives rise to the dramatic action in a drama or fiction

Congress : the supreme legislative body of a nation and especially of a republic

Congressional: Of or relating to Congress

Consequence : something produced by a cause or necessarily following from a set of conditions. Result

Constituents : a member of a constituency
on constituency : a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position)

Constitution : the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it

Contempt : willful disobedience to or open disrespect of a court, judge, or legislative body

Control : to exercise restraining or directing influence over : regulate

Controversial : of, relating to, or arousing controversy
On controversy : a discussion marked especially by the expression of opposing views : dispute

Deadline : a date or time before which something must be done

Death Penalty : death as a punishment given by a court of law for very serious crimes : capital punishment

Debate : a contention by words or arguments
ALSO:
: a regulated discussion of a proposition between two matched sides
law, government : the formal discussion of a motion before a deliberative body according to the rules of parliamentary procedure

Decisive : having the power or quality of deciding
On deciding : to make a final choice or judgment about

Delivery : the act or manner of delivering something
On deliver : to bring (something, such as votes) to the support of a candidate or cause

Democracy : a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections

Deter : to turn aside, discourage, or prevent from acting

Difficulty : the quality or state of being hard to do, deal with, or understand : the quality or state of being difficult : controversy, disagreement

Discontent : to make dissatisfied or discontented

Discussion : consideration of a question in open and usually informal debate

Disrespect : low regard or esteem for someone or something : lack of respect

Dissent : a justice's [judge’s] nonconcurrence with a decision of the majority

Distance : to make or maintain a personal or emotional separation from : to place or keep at a distance

District : a territorial division (as for administrative or electoral purposes)

Diversity : the condition of having or being composed of differing elements : variety especially : the inclusion of different types of people (such as people of different races or cultures) in a group or organization

Due Process : a course of formal proceedings (such as legal proceedings) carried out regularly and in accordance with established rules and principles

Effect : to cause to come into being

Equal : regarding or affecting all objects in the same way : impartial

Equality : the quality or state of being equal

Equity: justice according to natural law or right specifically : freedom from bias or favoritism

Evidence : something that furnishes proof : testimony specifically : something legally submitted to a tribunal to ascertain the truth of a matter

Execution : the process of enforcing a legal judgment (as against a debtor) also : a judicial writ directing such enforcement

Faction : a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique

Factual: restricted to or based on fact
on fact: : a piece of information presented as having objective reality

Fateful : involving momentous consequences : decisive

Foster: to promote the growth or development of : encourage

Founding Fathers : an originator of an institution or movement : founder
specifically : a member of the American Constitutional Convention of 1787

Franchise : freedom or immunity from some burden or restriction vested in a person or group

Freedom : a political right : the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action

Gamesmanship : the use of ethically dubious methods to gain an objective [advantage]

Glory : praise, honor, or distinction extended by common consent : renown

Govern : to exercise continuous sovereign authority over especially : to control and direct the making and administration of policy in

Government : the act or process of governing specifically : authoritative direction or control

Hearing(s) : opportunity to be heard, to present one's side of a case, or to be generally known or appreciated

Illegal : not according to or authorized by law : unlawful, illicit

Implement : carry out, accomplish especially : to give practical effect to and ensure of actual fulfillment by concrete measures

Independence: the quality or state of being independent
On independent : not requiring or relying on something else : not contingent

Innovate : to make changes : do something in a new way

Insight: the act or result of apprehending the inner nature of things or of seeing intuitively

Integrity : firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility

Interest: right, title, or legal share in something : participation in advantage and responsibility

Intrigue : to arouse the interest, desire, or curiosity of

Investigation : to observe or study by close examination and systematic inquiry

Issue(s) : a vital or unsettled matter

Judicial : of or relating to a judgment, the function of judging, the administration of justice, or the judiciary : belonging to the branch of government that is charged with trying all cases that involve the government and with the administration of justice within its jurisdiction

Justice: the maintenance or administration of what is just especially by the impartial adjustment of conflicting claims or the assignment of merited rewards or punishments

Lasting : existing or continuing a long while : enduring

Law : a binding custom or practice of a community : a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority

Leader : a person who has commanding authority or influence

Leadership : the office or position of a leader

Legacy : something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past
Other options:
: a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest
: a candidate for membership in an organization (such as a school or fraternal order) who is given special status because of a familial relationship to a member

Legislate : to perform the function of legislation specifically : to make or enact laws

Liberty : the quality or state of being free : the positive enjoyment of various social, political, or economic rights and privileges

Limitation : a certain period limited by statute after which actions, suits, or prosecutions cannot be brought in the courts

Mainstream : a prevailing current or direction of activity or influence

Measure : a step planned or taken as a means to an end specifically : a proposed legislative act

Mediate : to interpose between parties in order to reconcile them : to reconcile differences

Military : of or relating to armed forces especially : of or relating to ground or sometimes ground and air forces as opposed to naval forces

Militia : a body of citizens organized for military service
Other options:
: a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
: the whole body of able-bodied male citizens declared by law as being subject to call to military service

Monument : a written legal document or record : treatise

Moral: of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behavior: ETHICAL

Morale: the mental and emotional condition (as of enthusiasm, confidence, or loyalty) of an individual or group with regard to the function or tasks at hand

Nation : a community of people composed of one or more nationalities and possessing a more or less defined territory and government

National: of or relating to a nation

Newspaper: a paper that is printed and distributed usually daily or weekly and that contains news, articles of opinion, features, and advertising

Notorious: generally known and talked of especially: widely and unfavorably known

Novice: beginner

Objective: expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations: without bias
Other option:
: something toward which effort is directed : an aim, goal, or end of action

Obstacle: something that impedes progress or achievement

Opinion: a view, judgment, or appraisal formed in the mind about a particular matter

Oversight: watchful and responsible care : regulatory supervision

Parties: a group of persons organized for the purpose of directing the policies of a government

Partisan : a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person especially : one exhibiting blind, prejudiced, and unreasoning allegiance

Passage: a usually brief portion of a written work or speech that is relevant to a point under discussion or noteworthy for content or style

Patriot: one who loves and supports his or her country

Patriotism: love for or devotion to one's country

Perpetuity: the condition of an estate limited so that it will not take effect or vest within the period fixed by law

Petition: a formal written request made to an official person or organized body (such as a court)

Polarize: to break up into opposing factions or groupings

Power: possession of control, authority, or influence over others

Practice: the form, manner, and order of conducting legal suits and prosecutions
Other option:
: a professional business especially : one constituting an incorporeal property

Presidential: of, relating to, or befitting a president or a president's authority

Press : the gathering and publishing or broadcasting of news : journalism

Principal : most important, consequential, or influential
Other option:
: a person who has controlling authority or is in a leading position

Principle(s): a comprehensive and fundamental law, doctrine, or assumption

Privacy: freedom from unauthorized intrusion

Protection: the act of protecting : the state of being protected
On protecting : to maintain the status or integrity of especially through financial or legal guarantees

Protest: a complaint, objection, or display of unwillingness usually to an idea or a course of action

Provocative: serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate

Pursuit : the act of pursuing
On pursuing : to find or employ measures to obtain or accomplish

Qualm: a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety

Query: to ask questions of especially with a desire for authoritative information

Quick: acting or capable of acting with speed

Quid pro quo: something given or received for something else

Reasoning : the use of reason especially : the drawing of inferences or conclusions through the use of reason

Recovery : the act, process, or an instance of recovering especially : an economic upturn (as after a depression)

Redistricting: to divide anew into districts specifically: to revise the legislative districts of

Regional: of, relating to, characteristic of, or serving a region

Religion: a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices

Resignation : an act or instance of resigning something : surrender

Responsibility : the quality or state of being responsible: such as moral, legal, or mental accountability

Retaliation: to return like for like especially: to get revenge

Reverence: honor or respect felt or shown especially: profound adoring awed respect

Revolutionary: constituting or bringing about a major or fundamental change

Rights: qualities (such as adherence to duty or obedience to lawful authority) that together constitute the ideal of moral propriety or merit moral approval

Rules: a prescribed guide for conduct or action

Security: the quality or state of being secure

Social Security: the principle or practice or a program of public provision (as through social insurance or assistance) for the economic security and social welfare of the individual and his or her family: a U.S. government program established in 1935 to include old-age and survivors insurance, contributions to state unemployment insurance, and old-age assistance

Social Service: an activity designed to promote social well-being

Solution: an action or process of solving a problem

Speech: the power of expressing or communicating thoughts by speaking

Spite: petty ill will or hatred with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart

Standoff : tie, deadlock

Support : to promote the interests or cause of
Other options:
: to uphold or defend as valid or right : advocate
: to argue or vote for
: to provide with substantiation : corroborate

Surveillance: close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective)

Symbol: something that stands for or suggests something else by reason of relationship, association, convention, or accidental resemblance especially : a visible sign of something invisible

Threat: an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage

Timely: coming early or at the right time

Tolerance: sympathy or indulgence for beliefs or practices differing from or conflicting with one's own

Tumult : disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion

Turnout: the number of people who participate in or attend an event

Unanimous: formed with or indicating unanimity : having the agreement and consent of all

Unification : the act, process, or result of unifying : the state of being unified
On unified : brought together as one

Unite: to link by a legal or moral bond

Value : something (such as a principle or quality) intrinsically valuable or desirable

Vilify : to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame

Visionary: having or marked by foresight and imagination

Vital: of the utmost importance

Volunteer : a person who voluntarily undertakes or expresses a willingness to undertake a service

Vote: to express one's views in response to a poll especially : to exercise a political franchise

War: a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations

Welfare: of, relating to, or concerned with welfare and especially with improvement of the welfare of disadvantaged social groups

Windfall: an unexpected, unearned, or sudden gain or advantage

Wisdom: a wise attitude, belief, or course of action

Witness : attestation of a fact or event : testimony

Zeal : eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor

Zealous: marked by fervent partisanship for a person, a cause, or an ideal : filled with or characterized by zeal.

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[Merriam-Webster.com 2019, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary].