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vocab words unit 2
civics class vocab words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| enumerated | powers given to the federal government only |
| concurrent | those powers shared by the natural (federal) and state government (both) |
| executive | branch of the government that enforces the laws |
| preamble | the introduction to the constitution that states the goals for the government |
| amendment | any change to the constitution |
| separation of powers | the idea that the government should be divided into three branches to avoid an abuse of power |
| the charters of the VA company | established the rights of English men |
| elastic clause | gives the power to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out its duties |
| reserved | powers given to the state government only |
| the Virginian declaration of rights | served as a model for the bill o f rights of the us constitution |
| legislative branch | branch of government that makes the laws |
| ratification | to approve . the constitution was ratified in 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 form great Britain(England) |
| judicial branch | the branch of the government that interprets the law |
| articles of confederation | established the first form of government for the independent states allowed the states to keep major powers of government |
| articles | the seven sections of the constitution following the preamble |
| constitiution | establishes the structure of the present national government living document supreme law of land |
| Virginian statue for religious freedom | established freedom of religious beliefs and opinions model for 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 two branches |
| shays rebellion | one of the final events proving the weakness of the article of confederation leading to the convention to revise the articles |