| A | B |
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| Expressed Powers | Delegated pwoers of the national goverment that are spelled in the Constitution |
| Implied Powers | Delegated powers of the government that are suggested by the expressed powers |
| Inherent Powers | Powers the government is presumed to have delegated to the national government because it is the government of a sovereign state within the world community |
| Strict Constructionalists | Argued against the Anti-Federalist position from the ratification period |
| Liberal Constructionalists | Fought to adopt the Constitution |
| Consensus | General Agreement |
| Tax | A charge levied by the government on persons or property to raise money to meet public needs |
| Direct Tax | Must be paid directly to the government by the person on whom it is imposed |
| Indirect Tax | One first paid by one person but then passed on to another |
| Public Debt | All of the money borrowed by the federal government over the years and not yet repaid |
| Deficit Financing | Spending more than you have |
| 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 | The legal proceeding in which the bankrupt's assets are distributed among those to whom a debt is owed |
| Naturalization | Process by which citizens of one country become citizens of another country |
| 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 a product |
| Eminent Domain | The inherent power to take private property for public use |
| Appropriates | To assign to a particular use |
| Necessary and Proper Clause | All laws must be deemed necessary and proper to carry into execution |
| Doctrine | A principle or fundamental policy |
| Succesor | A replacement; someone to fill the vacancy |
| Impeach | To accuse, bring charges |
| Acquit | To find not guilty |
| Perjury | The act of lying under oath |
| Censure | Formal condemnation of behavior |
| Subpoena | A legal order directing one to appear in court and/or to produce certain evidence |
