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| Section 8 of the Constitution | Powers to tax, borrow money, regulate commerce (trade), and naturilzation. Make money Establish a system of weights and measurment. Can declare war, and in charge of providing a military. |
| Adjourn | To stop a meeting. |
| Congressional Records | Minutes from the congres' meetings. |
| Expel | Remove a member for breaking the rules; must have 2/3 vote for expolsion |
| Quorom | One person over half of the number of members. |
| Senate | Two representatives from each state. Six year term. |
| Congress | Makes the laws, house and senate. |
| Articles of Confederation | The first laws/rules for the USA. Too simple, Articles didn’t work and states were too separate. |
| Declaration of Independance | Written during the American Revolutionary War to state freedom of the USA from Brittan on July 4, 1776. |
| Preamble | The opening statement of the Constitution |
| Democracy | A government by the people; especially : rule of the majority. |
| Union | The formation of a single political unit from two or more separate and independent Units |
| Republic | A government having a chief of state who is not a monarch and who in modern times is usu. a president. |
| Impeach | To charge with a crime or misdemeanor; specifically : to charge (a public official) before a competent tribunal with misconduct in office. |
| Treason | The betrayal of a trust. |
| Election | An act or process of electing. |
| Pocket Veto | An indirect veto of a legislative bill by an executive through retention of the bill unsigned until after adjournment of the legislature. |
| Bill of Rights | A summary of fundamental rights and privileges guaranteed to a people against violation by the state -- used esp. of the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution. |
| Constitution | The basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it. |
| Justice | The administration of law; especially : the establishment or determination of rights according to the rules of law or equity. |
