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| Expressed Powers | Those delegated powers of the national government that are spelled out expressly in the constitution lalso called the enumerated powers. |
| implied powers | Those delegated powers of the national government that are suggest by the expressed powers set out in the constitution those necessary and proper to carry out the consitution. |
| inherent powers | Powers the constitution is presumed to have delegated to the national government because it is the goverment of a sovereign state within the wrold commuinty. |
| strict constructionist | one who argues a narrow interpretation of the constitutions provisions in particular those granting powers to the federal government |
| liberal constructionist | One who argues a broad interprtationof the provisions of the constitution particualrly those granting powers to the federal government |
| consenus | General agreement among various groups on gundamental matters broad agreement on public questions. |
| tax | A charge levied by goverment on persons or property to meet public needs |
| direct tax | a tax that must be paid by the person on whom it is levied |
| indirect tax | a tax levied by on one party but passed on to another for payment |
| deficit financing | practice of funding government by borrowing to make up the difference between government spending and revenue. |
| public debt | all of the money borrowed by the government and not yet repaid plus the accrued interest on that money also called national debt or federal debt |
| commerce power | exclusive power of congress to regulate interstate and foreign trade. |
| legal tender | any kind of money that a creditor must accept for debts. |
| bankruptcy | the legal proceeding by which a bankrupt person's assets are distributed among those he or she has debts to. |
| naturalization | the legal process by which citizens of one country become citizens of another |
| copyright | the exclusive legal right of a person to reproduce publish and sell his or her own literary musical or artistic creations |
| patent | a license issued to an inventor granting the exclusive right to manufacture use or sell his or her inventions for a limited period of time. |
| eminent domain | power of a government to take private property for public use |
| appropriate | assigned to a particular use |
| necessary and proper cause | constitutional clause that gives congress the power to make all laws necessary and proper for executing their powers |
| doctrine | principle or fundamental policy |
| successor | a person who inherits a title or office |
| impeach | to bring formal changes against a public official the house of representatives has the sole power to impeach civil officers of the US |
| acquit | found not guilty of a charge |
| perjury | the act of lying under oath |
| censure | issue a formal condemnation |
| subpoena | an order for a person to appear and to produce documents or other requested materials |
