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16 Cards in this Set
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powers given to the federal government by the constitution
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Delegated powers
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powers set aside by the constitution for the state or for the people.
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Reserved Powers
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powers shared with the states and federal government
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Concurrent powers
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The provision in the U.S. constitution ensuring that each state will accept the decisions of the civil courts in other states.
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Full faith and credit clause
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A legal process for returning criminals to the place from which they fled.
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Extradition
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Consisting of 2 houses, as in a lawmaking body
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Bicameral
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Consisting of one houses, as in the law making money
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Unicameral
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People represent by members of the lawmaking body.
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Constituents
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A process by which citizens of a state may propose a law by collecting signatures on a petition
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Initiative
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A method of referring a bill to the voters for approval before a law.
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Referendum
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A process by which voters may remove an elected officials from office.
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Recall
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Chief
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Governor
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A system in which governor jobs to people recommended by the political party leaders and officeholders
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Patronage
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the official who succeeds the governor if the governor dies, resigns, or is removed from office
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Lieutenant
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a set of criminal laws
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Penal code
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a method of selecting a state judges in which a state committee prepares a list of qualified candidates, and the governor appoints a judge form this list.
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Missouri Plan
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