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16 Cards in this Set
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Elastic clause |
Article 1, Section 8. Gives Congress the right to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry carry out the powers expressed in the rest of article 1 |
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Federal Bureaucracy |
Departments and agencies of the federal government -- mostly executive branch. |
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Impeach |
To accuse a public official of misconduct in office. |
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Treaty |
A formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries. |
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Judicial restraint |
The philosophy that Supreme Court should avoid taking the initiative on social and political questions. |
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Judicial activism |
The philosophy the the Supreme Court should play an active role in shaping national policies by addressing social and political issues. |
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Due process |
Principle in the 5th amendment stating that the government must follow proper constitutional procedures in trials and in other actions it takes against individuals. |
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Eminent domain |
The power of the government to take private property for public use. |
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Federalist papers |
More than 80 essays, written mainly by Hamilton and Madison, defending the new constitution. It was used to try get Virginia and New York to vote for the new constitution. |
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Revenue |
The money a government collects from taxes or other sources. |
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Embargo |
An agreement prohibiting trade |
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Tariff |
A tax placed on imports to increase their price in the domestic market. |
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Supremacy clause |
Statement in article VI. The Constitution, laws passed by Congress, and treaties of the US "shall be the supreme Law of the Land" |
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Judicial review |
The power of supreme Court to declare laws and actions of local, state, or national governments unconstitutional. |
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Expressed powers |
Powers directly stated in the Constitution. |
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Enumerated powers |
Powers of Congress stated in items/numbers 1-18 in article 1, section 8 of the Constitution. |
