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chpt 7 quiz C
social studies vocab
Term | Definition |
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Checks and Balances | a system used so that no one branch of the government becomes too powerful |
Ratify | approve |
Federalists | supporters of the Constitution |
Amendment | an addition to a formal document such as the Constitution |
Preamble | an introduction to a formal document such as the Constitution |
Domestic Tranquility | maintaining peace within the nation |
Popular Sovereignty | political theory that government is subject to the will of the people |
Enumerated Powers | powers belonging only to the federal government |
Reserved Powers | powers left to the states |
Concurrent Powers | powers shared between both the states and the federal government |