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SS Chap 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| federal | national |
| justice | another name for fairness |
| domestic tranquility | peace at home |
| general welfare | the well-being of all the people |
| liberty | freedom to live as you please as long as you obey the laws and respect rights of others |
| popular sovereignty | according to this principle the people hold the final authority in government |
| representative government | the people elect public officials by voting in free and frequent elections |
| bills | proposed laws |
| vetoing | rejection of a bill |
| unconstitutional | not permitted by the constitution |
| overriding | setting aside a presidential veto |
| amendment | formal writing changes to the constitution |
| precedent | to set an example |
| judicial review | the power by the supreme court to decide whether acts of a president or laws passed by congress are unconstitutional |
| appropriates | setting aside money by congress to spend for a special purpose |
| standing committees | permanent committees assigned to study specific issues |
| joint committee | committees that include both house and senate members |
| impeach | bring a formal charge of wrongdoing against the president |
| constituents | people who have elected an official |
| executive agreements | informal agreements with other heads of state, usually dealing trade |
| opinion | official statements of the legal reasons for the courts decision written by a member of the majority |
| dissenting opinion | explanation by the justice minority explaining reasons why there is disagreement with the majority opinion |
| due process | fair hearing or trial |
| goals of the constitution | establish justice, keep peace at home, defend nation |
| what helps guarantee the rights and liberties of American citizens | constitution |
| five basic principles of constitution | popular sovereignty, limited government, federalism, separation of powers, check and balances |
| what allows informal changes to the constitution | flexible language |
| what is congress made up of | senate and house of representatives |
| what does Congress do | makes nations laws |
| duties of the president | carrying out the nations laws, directing foreign policy, commanding the armed forces |
| headed by the supreme court | judicial branch |
| funtion of judicial branch | interprets laws |
| what are some responsibilities of citizens | obeying the law, keeping informed, voting |
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