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Civics Chap 3 The Constitution

Civics Responsibilities and Citizenship

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federal systema political system in which the power is shared between a national government and the states
compromisean agreement in which each side agrees to give up something to get something more important
exportto sell goods to other countries
Electoral Collegea group of people named by each state legislature to select the President and Vice President
Anti-Federalista person who opposed the Constitution before 1789
Federalista person who supported the Constitution and a strong national government before 1789
Preamblethe introduction to the United States Constitution
legislativehaving the power to make laws
executivehaving the power to carry out laws
judicialhaving the power to decide how laws should be applied in individual cases
checks and balancesa system in which each branch of government is able to limit the power of the other branches
vetoto reject a bill
overrideto defeat a veto on a bill
popular sovereigntythe idea that people should have the right to rule themselves
enumerated powersthe powers the federal government specifically mentioned in the Constitution
reserved powersthe powers the Constitution gives to the states
concurrent powersthe powers shared by the national and state government
supremacy clausea section of the Constitution stating that national law has higher authority than state law
amendmentany change in the Constitution
implied powerscongressional powers not stated specifically in the Constitution but suggested by the Constitution's necessary and proper clause


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