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| apportioned | the allocation of legislative seats |
| bills of attainder | an act of the legislature that inflicts punishment on an individual or group without judicial trial |
| enumerated powers | those rights and responsibilities of the government specifically provided for or listed in the Constitution |
| ex post facto laws | a criminal law that makes an act a crime that was not a crime when committed, that increases the penalty for a crime after it was committed or change the rules of evidence to make conviction easier |
| The Great Compromise | also known as the Connecticut Compromise, it provided for equal representation of the state in the Senate and representation of the House based upon population |
| impeach | charging a public official with a crime in office for which they can be removed from power |
| necessary and proper clause | gives Congress the power to make all laws that are appropriate to carry out the power expressly delegated to it by the Constitution |
| proportional representation | electoral system in which the number of representatives of a state in the House of Representatives is based on the number of people residing in that state |
| separated powers | division of powers among different branches of government |
| supremacy clause | Article VI, Section 2, states that the Constitution , laws passed by Congress and treaties of the U.S. shall be the supreme law of the land, binding on the states |
| treason | iving aid and comfort to the enemy during wartime |
