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civics vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Enumerated | powers given to the federal government only |
Concurrent | those powers shared by the national and the state |
Executive | branch of government that enforces laws |
Preamble | the introduction to the constitution that states the goals |
Amendment | any change to the constitution |
Separation of powers | the idea that government should be divided into 3 branches to avoid abuse of power |
The charters of Virginia company | establishment that the rights of Englishmen would be guaranteed to the colonist |
Elastic Claus | gives congress the power to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out the colonist |
Reserved | powers given to the state governments only |
The Virginia deceleration of rights | Served as the model for the bill of rights of the U.S constitution |
Legislative branch | Branch of government that makes the laws |
Ratification | to approve the constitution was ratified June 1788 |
Deceleration of independence | established and listed rights of all men colonial independence from great Britain |
Judicial branch | the branch of government that interprets the laws |
Articles of confederation | established the first form of national government for the independent states allowing the states to keep the major powers of government |
Articles | the 7 sections of the constitution following the preamble |
Constitution | established structure of the present national government of the united states |
Virginia statue for religious freedom | established freedom of religious beliefs and opinions serving as the basis for part of the first amendment to the constitution |
Checks and Balances | a system in which each branch of government is able to limit the power of the other branches |
Shay's | one of the final events proving the weakness of the articles of confederation and leading to the convention to revise the articles |