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22 Cards in this Set
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What is bicameral? |
A 2 house legislature |
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What is a bill? |
A proposed law |
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What is a budget? |
A written money plan. Where it comes from and how it is spent. |
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What is a bureaucracy? |
Government offices and the people who work in them. |
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What is a cabinet? |
The President's advisors. Appointed by the president but approved by the Senate. |
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What does ceremonial mean? |
Relating to or used for formal events of a religious or public nature. |
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What is a Constitution? |
A body of principles by which a state or other organization is acknowledged to be governed. |
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What is a diplomat? |
An official representing a country abroad. |
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What are expressed powers? |
Powers of the National government that are listed in the Constitution. |
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What is the definition of impeach? |
The power of congress to officially accuse the president or a federal judge of wrong doing and to remove from office if found guilty. |
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What are implied powers? |
Powers used to carry out expressed powers. Not listed in the Constitution but are suggested. |
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What is judicial review? |
The power of the Supreme Court to declare law unconstitutional (unfair); Marbury v. Madison established it. |
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What is revenue? |
Money from taxes or fees |
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What is the State of the Union address? |
Speech made by the president that highlights issues and policies that the president would like Congress to deal with |
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What is a veto? |
The power of the president to block (reject) a law passed by Congress. |
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What is approve? |
To officially agree to or accept as satisfactory. |
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What is regulate? |
To control or create rules for |
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What is policy? |
A plan of action; in government, policies are created to carry out laws |
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What is the definition for propose? |
To put forward an idea or plan for consideration or discussion by others. |
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What is an interest group? |
A group of people with an interest in a particular purpose; examples are gun control or the environment. |
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What is a citizen? |
Person recognized as holding full membership and political rights in a nation; pledges allegiance to nation; has certain rights and duties under that government |
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What does it mean to confirm something? |
To officially approve. |
