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civics
unit 2 vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Enumorated | powers given to the federal government only. |
concurrent | those powers shared by the national and state governments. |
executive | branch of government that enforces the law |
preamble | the introduction to the constitution that states the goal |
Amendment | any change to the constitution |
separation of powers | the idea that government should be divided into 3 branches to avoid abuse of power. |
charters of the Virginia company | established that the rights of Englishmen would be guaranteed to the colonists |
Elastic Clause | Gives Congress the power to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out its duties. |
Reserved | powers given to state governments only |
Virginia Declaration 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 |
Declaration of Independence | Established and listed the unalienable rights of all men. Colonial grievances against the king. The idea of equality under the law. the colonies' independence from Great Britain (England). |
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 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 Statute for Religous Freedom | established freedom of religous 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 Rebellion | One of the final events proving the weakness of the articles of Confederation and leading to the convention to revise the articles |