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Popular Sovereignty:




The people of US use popular sovereignty to choose who they want to govern them.

The doctrine that sovereign power given to the people and they choose who governs them.

Federalism:




The government has multiple federal principles that they go by.

The federal principle of government.

Reserved Powers:




Reserved powers are given by the Constitution of the US..



A political power that a constitution reserves exclusively to the jurisdiction of a particular political authority.

Concurrent Powers:




The governor of West Virginia has to share concurrent powers with the new president of the United States (Donald J Trump).

Are powers that are shared by both the state and the federal government.

Impeach:




The government impeaches someone.

Charge the holder of a public official with misconduct.

Bill:




William Wilberforce presented a Bill to parliament to get slavery abolished.

A draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion.

Cabinet:




George W Bush's cabinet consisted of John Ashcroft, Tom Ridge, Spencer Abraham, and Linda Chavez.

A body of advisers to the president.

Judicial Review:




The supreme court itself established its power of judicial review in the early 1800's with the case Marbury vs. Madison.

Review by the US supreme court of the constitution validity of a legislative act.

Due Process:




The fourteenth amendment says that no state shall " deprive any person of life, liberty, and property (now the pursuit of happiness) without the due process of law."

Fair treatment of through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement.

Preamble:




The Constitution starts out with a preamble like "We the people...........United States of America."

A preliminary or preparatory statement, An introduction.

Constitution:




The Constitution contains six amendments and twenty-one articles and a preamble.



A body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed.

Enumeration:




The Constitution has many enumerations.

The action of establishing the number of something.

Adjourn:




A judge can adjourn a court session to resume it later.

Break off with the intention of resuming it later.

Concurrence:




For a whole week last year the snow was concurrence.

Consistency

Revenue:




The government has tax revenues.

A state's annual income.

Resolution:




A satisfactory resolution of the problem.



The act of solving a problem

Naturalization:




An application for naturalization of a British citizen.

The admittance of a foreigner to the citizenship of a country.

Treason:




They were seen and convicted of treason, and hung as a punishment.

The crime of betraying one's country.

Amendment:




An amendment to existing bail laws.

A change or addition to a legal or statutory document.

Ratification:




Ratification of the treaty raised problems in several member states.

The action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid.

Majority:




The president is elected due to the majority of votes.

More than half

Insurrection:




There are fears of a major new Islamist insurrection , possibly inspired by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

An act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government.

Apportionment:




In the United States Congress, the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is based on the relative population of each state, where the apportionment in the Senate is based on equal representation for every state.

The action or result in apportioning something.

Suffrage:




The constitution of 1868 gave suffrage to all blacks.

The right to vote.

President Elect:




President elect Donald J Trump will be moving into the Whitehouse shortly.

a person who has been elected president but has not yet taken up office.

Abolition:




William was an abolitionist against slavery and ended with the Slavery Abolition Act in 1833.

The act of abolishing (end) a system, practice, or institution.

Checks and Balance:




A system of checks and balance are used to keep the government from getting to much power in one branch.

The counterbalancing influences in which an organization is regulated.

Expressed Powers:




Article I, section 8 specifies the expressed powers the government is allowed to have.

Powers given to the government found in article I, section 8 or the constitution.

Implied Powers:




The bank's existence of the implied powers of congress.

Authoritative actions that are not specifically granted to the government.

Separation of Powers:




The constitution has a separation of powers to separate the three branches of government.

The equality in the Legislative, Judicial, and Executive branches of congress.

Bill of Rights:




The Bill of Rights is a list of limits on the governments power.

The first ten amendments in the constitution of the U.S..

Policy:




The administrations controversial economic policies.



A principle of action adopted by the government.

Republic:




The United States is an example of a republic.

A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives and which has an elected president rather then a monarchy.

Monarchy:




Great Britain is an example of a monarchy.

A form of government with a monarch (a sovereign head of state ; king or queen) at the head.

Dictatorship:




The South American countries are ruled by a dictatorship.

A country governed by a dictator.

Oligarchy:




The ruling oligarchy of military men around the president.

A small group of people having control over a country, organization, or institution.

Direct Democracy:




Switzerland is an example of a direct democracy.





Direct Democracy is a form of democracy in which the people decide policy initiatives directly.

Liberty:




The United States has the liberty to do anything without harm to others.



The freedom to do what you want as long as it don't harm others.

Equality:




The people are equal in every state in the US.

The state of being equal with each other.

Free Enterprise:




An free enterprise has few government restrictions and business restrictions.

An economic system in which private businesses operates in competition.

Articles of Confederation:




The Articles of Confederation was the original Constitution.

The original Constitution of the US.

Virginia Plan:




The Virginia Plan was presented by Virginia delegates.

Was a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch.

New Jersey Plan:




The New Jersey Plan was to construct the government.

Was a proposal for the structure of the united states government.

Great Compromise:




The Great Compromise saved the Constitutional Convention and the Union.

Was an agreement that large and small states would have legislative structure and representation under the US constitution.

Veto:




Someone will veto a vote on voting.

A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law making body.

Repeal:




The legislation was repealed five months later.

The action of revoking or annulling a law or congressional act,

Political Party:




Democratic and Republican parties are examples of political parties.

An organised group of people with a least roughly similar political views.

Gridlock:




Is a gridlock or complications with the government.

A government, business, institution's inability to function at a normal level due to complex or conflicting procedures.

Electoral College:




Florida has 29 electoral votes from the electoral college.

A body of people representing the states of the US.

Block Grant:




The government gives block grants to organizations.

A grant from a central government that a local authority can allocate to a wide range of services.