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Chapter 9 vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Popular Sovereighty | The belief that government is subject to the will of the people. |
Constitutional Republic | A government in which citizen rule through elected representatives according to a plan of government. |
Limited Government | Government with limited powers strictly defined by law. |
Enumerated Power | A power specifically given congress in the constitution. |
Reserved Power | A power belonging only to the states. |
Concurrent Power | A power shared by the federal government. |
Republicanism | Favoring a republic with elected representation as the best form of government. |
Seperation of power | A principle by which powers are divided among different branches of government to make sure no one branch has too much power. |
Individual Rights | Constitutional principle that recognizes people's fundamental rights. |
Implied Power | Power not enumerated in the constitution but sugested in its language. |
Judicial Review | Power of the court to judge whether or not actions of other branches or costitutional. |