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SS Chap 6

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federal   national  
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justice   another name for fairness  
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domestic tranquility   peace at home  
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general welfare   the well-being of all the people  
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liberty   freedom to live as you please as long as you obey the laws and respect rights of others  
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popular sovereignty   according to this principle the people hold the final authority in government  
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representative government   the people elect public officials by voting in free and frequent elections  
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bills   proposed laws  
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vetoing   rejection of a bill  
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unconstitutional   not permitted by the constitution  
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overriding   setting aside a presidential veto  
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amendment   formal writing changes to the constitution  
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precedent   to set an example  
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judicial review   the power by the supreme court to decide whether acts of a president or laws passed by congress are unconstitutional  
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appropriates   setting aside money by congress to spend for a special purpose  
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standing committees   permanent committees assigned to study specific issues  
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joint committee   committees that include both house and senate members  
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impeach   bring a formal charge of wrongdoing against the president  
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constituents   people who have elected an official  
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executive agreements   informal agreements with other heads of state, usually dealing trade  
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opinion   official statements of the legal reasons for the courts decision written by a member of the majority  
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dissenting opinion   explanation by the justice minority explaining reasons why there is disagreement with the majority opinion  
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due process   fair hearing or trial  
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goals of the constitution   establish justice, keep peace at home, defend nation  
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what helps guarantee the rights and liberties of American citizens   constitution  
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five basic principles of constitution   popular sovereignty, limited government, federalism, separation of powers, check and balances  
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what allows informal changes to the constitution   flexible language  
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what is congress made up of   senate and house of representatives  
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what does Congress do   makes nations laws  
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duties of the president   carrying out the nations laws, directing foreign policy, commanding the armed forces  
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headed by the supreme court   judicial branch  
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funtion of judicial branch   interprets laws  
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what are some responsibilities of citizens   obeying the law, keeping informed, voting  
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