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19 Cards in this Set
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to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law
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VETO
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The Executive Branch (President) can use this to reject a bill presented to him by Congress
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The proportional distribution of the number of members of the House of Representatives based on the population of each state
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APPORTIONMENT
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The word "portion" is contained in the answer
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The right to vote
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SUFFRAGE
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Part of a document (such as the Constitution) that deals with a single subject
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ARTICLE
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The Constitution contains 7 of them
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An official order
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WARRANT
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we think of it in terms of arresting people
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What is the introduction to a formal document (especially the Constitution) called?
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PREAMBLE
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It begins "We the people..."
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Maintaining peace within the nation
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DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY
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The answer contains two words
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Powers belonging only to the Federal Government
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ENUMERATED POWERS
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Constitution: Article I: Section 8
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Powrs shared by the states and the Federal Government
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CONCURRENT POWERS
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Constitution: Article VI: Section 2
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A political theory that government is subject to the will of the people
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POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
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Before the Civil War, the idea that people living in a territory had the right to decide by voting if slavery would be allowed there.
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Powers retained by the states
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RESERVED POWERS
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Constitution: 10th Amendment
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An addition to a formal document such as the Constitution
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AMENDMENT
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Powers not specifically mentioned in the Constitution
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IMPLIED POWERS
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Elastic Clause
Constitution: Article I: Section 8 |
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principle of shared powers
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FEDERALISM
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central versus state government
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The right of the Supreme Court to determine if a law violates the Constitution
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JUDICIAL REVIEW
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The answer has two words
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To set aside for a particular purpose, especially funds
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APPROPRIATE
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legislative
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To formally charge a public official with misconduct in office
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IMPEACH
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has the name of a fruit in it
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People that members of Congress represent
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CONSTITUENTS
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Begins with the first three letters of the word "CONstitution"
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The idea that the Government must follow procedures estblished by law and guaranteed by the Constitution
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DUE PROCESS OF LAW
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Guaranteed by the 5th Amendment; the answer contains 4 words
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