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| strict constructionists | one who advocates a narrow interpretation of the Constitution's provisions, in particular those granting power to government |
| liberal constructionists | one who believes that the provisions of the Constitution, and in particular those granting power to government, are to be construed in broad terms |
| direct tax | one that must be paid by the person on whom it is imposed |
| indirect tax | one first paid by one person but then passed on to another |
| commerce power | the power of Congress to regulate interstate and foreign trade |
| Legal tender | any kind of money that a creditor must by law accept in payment for debts |
| Bankruptcy | legal proceeding in which the bankrupt's assets are distributed among those to whom a debt is owed |
| copyright | the exclusive right of an author to reproduce, publish, and sell his or her creative work |
| patent | grants a person the sole right to manufacture, use, or sell "any new and useful art, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement there of." |
| eminent domain | the inherent poqer to take private property for public use |
| Necessary and Proper Clause | part of the Constitution that gives Congress the power to make all laws "necessary and proper" for executing its powers; has been used to expand greatly congressional power |
| impeach | bring charges |
