Civics Vocabulary-Us Government Vocabulary

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Popular sovereignty is the basis of a representative government, similar to what we have here in America.

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The idea that the government is subject to the will of the people by the act of popular vote.

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America's government functions very similarly to a federalism.

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A system of government in which the national government shares its powers with the state and local governments.

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When a state law does not give someone the power they need, they refer to reserved powers.

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An unassigned political power which is used by particular political authorities within their jurisdiction.

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The US government and the state of West Virginia have concurrent powers, one of which is the borrowing of money.

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Powers which a federal government and its states.

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The governor was impeached for lying under oath.

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To be officially charge a public official with a crime.

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Despite the bill making it through Congress with an intense majority, the president vetoed it.

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A proposed law's draft.

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The new president's cabinet contained a few questionable choices.

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Advisers to the president composed of heads of state and federal departments.

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The law was repealed by the Supreme Court after an intensive judicial review.

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A US Supreme Court's review of a law and its validity with the constitution.

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The men were tried separately, but were both given the same rights as the other because of due process.

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The fair treatment of all citizens through the judicial system.

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The preamble to the constitution is one of the most well-known literary items in America.

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An introduction to a statement.

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The US Constitution is what first drafted our freedom from England and its taxes.

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A body of laws and principles which is established as a base for new laws, which are to be governed by a state and/or country.

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Through enumeration, the votes were counted and a winner was decided.

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Counting something, or giving something a number.

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The meeting was adjourned and all the weary men went home for the day.

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The end something, generally a meeting or legal case.

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The concurrence of the men assured the both of them were acquitted of their charges.

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The equality of people or things in the power of law.

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The state's revenue was spent on the reparation of crumbling infrastructure and the replacement of waterlines which were tainted by a dangerous chemical.

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The annual income of a state which is generally used for public expenses.

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After an arduous voting process, the committee reached a resolution.

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An action decided upon, normally by vote, in a committee or other legislative body.

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Evan, a lifelong Italian citizen, moved to America and, after an application for naturalization, became a registered citizen!

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The act of making someone into a citizen of another country or province.

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For his act of high treason, Roderick Nikel was sentenced to life in prison.

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The act and crime of betraying one's country.

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The amendments to the US Constitution are what provide to us our rights as American citation.

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An article, or addition, in a country's constitution.

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The militia anxiously awaited the ratification of their contract with the state.

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The passing or approval of a contract, treaty, agreement or law.

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The majority spoke, and through their votes the new president elect was chosen.

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More than half of a group. Or, in the case of multiple options (more than two) simply the highest percent.

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An insurrection was inevitable, and so the police force increased the number of active patrolling units in the capital.

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A rebellion or revolt, generally violent, against a government or leader.

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Due to its high population and the House of Representative's apportionment, California currently has 53 representatives.

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Deciding how many representatives a US State gets based off of its total population within the House of Representatives.

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It was not until 1920 that women gained suffrage in the US.

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The right to vote.

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On Friday, January 20th, the new president elect will be sworn into the presidency.

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The successor to the presidency - decided on by a popular vote.

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In 1938, after many shutouts by the Supreme Court, Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act, abolishing child labor in the US.

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The act of banning or making some act illegal.

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Due to the system of checks and balances, no one branch of the US government has an overabundance of power.

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The system set in place so as to assure that no one individual or group of individual has too much governmental power.

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Using their expressed powers, the US government officially declared war on, strangely enough, the entirety of outer space.

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Powers given to the government allowing them to print money, regulate international trade, grant copyrights and declare war; among other things.

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While the existence of the military which Congress has raised is brought about by an expressed power, the ability to create a draft for said military is an implied power.

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Powers which are not necessarily granted to a governing body by any law or doctrine, but instead are powers which are used that are seen to be imperative to the functioning of the country.

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The three governmental branches exist as separated entities due simply to the separation of powers.

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The separation of the three major governmental powers into separate bodies.

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The Bill of Rights guarantees US citizens a few human rights.

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The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution which guarantee human rights like freedom of speech, press, religion and assembly.

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The new presidential administration adopted a "Critical Education" policy, assuring that all bills involving public and private schooling which make it through congress are given special consideration when brought through the executive branch.

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A principal or action which is adopted by a governing body or singular individual.

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Once the dictator was overthrown by the citizens, a republic was introduced as the main governmental style.

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A governmental system in which the citizens of a country elect leaders rather than said leaders being assigned by divine right or bloodline.

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With the monarchy dismantled and the last of the ruling kings gone, democracy became new form of government.

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A governmental system in which a singular monarch generally a king or queen, heads the entirety of the government.

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The county to the north is ruled by a dictatorship. I'd advise carrying proof of your US citizenship with you if you plan on visiting.

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A governmental body ruled by a dictator, who makes all executive decisions and whose word is law.

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While the Lord of the state was - on paper - the leader of the country, the oligarchy was actually run by a number of wealthy traders, merchants and business owners.

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A governmental system in which a small group has complete control over a country.

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The men and women all sat down at their desks this night, exercising their rights as citizens of a direct democracy to vote on proposed laws and bills.

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A governmental style in which the citizens decides via voting the installation of policies. Representatives are not chosen and all matters of governments are handled by the citizens.

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Men and women in the country all had the liberty to pursue their dreams.

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To be free and without restrictions.

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All citizens had equality, and therefore each one of them were allowed to pursue an education in a government-run facility.

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Being equal, none being above the other,

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Because the country allowed free enterprise, Evan Allibastion's company was privately owned and operated by he and he alone without government interference.

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An economic system in which businesses can be privately owned, and therefore run, by individuals with minimum or no government intervention or assistance.

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As the original 13 states of America came together as a unified confederation after the ratification of the Articles of Confederation.

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An agreement ratified in 1781 that solidified the original 13 colonies as a confederacy. It was later replaced by the US Constitution in 1789.

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After six years, the Virginia Plan was proposed at a Constitutional Convention.

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The plan, drafted by James Madison, which proposed a bicameral legislation in the US.

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Alongside the Large-State (or Virginia) Plan, there was also the Small State Plan, or New Jersey Plan.

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A plan which proposed a unicameral legislation in the US in which each state would have one vote.

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At the Constitutional Convention, many plans were suggested, but in the end the Connecticut Compromise (or Great Compromise) brought together aspects from all of the major propositions.

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A governmental plan in which all states are given an equal representation dependent on population.

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The bill, which surely would cause great economic strife, was stopped in its track by the president's veto.

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The rejection of a law's proposal.

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A law claiming that none could whistle whilst underwater in Vermont was repealed simply because of its absurdity.

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The revoking of a law.

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Due to the split between two candidates in both major political parties, a third-party candidate swept in and stole the nomination.

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A group of people with similar political opinions and ideas.

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A gridlock was reached, neither side willing to move, and so no solution to the problem could be reached.

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In which two disagreeing political parties cause a halt in negotiations, making progress impossible.

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The electoral college, after the results of the election, were pressured to recast their votes in favor of the opposing candidate.

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The formal voters in the US who vote truly for the presidency, either chosen or elected to represent their state.

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The majority of the block grant was used to restore an aging movie theater, creating a multitude of local building and entry-level jobs.

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A grant given from the federal government to a state or local government.