| A | B |
|---|
| Judicial Review | the power of the courts to declare laws and actions of local, state, or national governments inalid if they violate the Constitutuion |
| Expressed powers | powers directly stated in the Constitution |
| Elastic clause | this clause gives Congress the right to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out other clauses of Article I |
| Enumerated powers | the powers expressed of Congress that are itemized and numbered 1-18 in Article I Section 8 of the Constitution |
| Federated Bureaucracy | departments and agencies of the federal government-mostly the executive branch |
| Ratified | approved |
| Petition | appeal to |
| Balanced budget | one in which the federal government's spending never exceeds its income |
| Impeach | to accuse a public official of misconduct in office |
| Judicial Restraint | holds that the court should avoid taking the initiative on social and political questions |
