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Unit 2-3 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| supremacy clause | a clause of the US constitution that declares the constitution "the surpreme law of the land" |
| rule of law | principle that every member ofa society, including the ruler of government, must follow the law |
| unconstitutional | a law or government action that is found to violate any part of the constitution ; an unconstitutional law or act is deemed illigal and cannot be enforced or carried out by the government |
| judicial review | the power of the judicial branchh to check the power of the legislative and executive branches by declaring their acts unconstitutional |
| limited government | the principle that the powers and functions of government are restricted by the US constitution and other laws |
| amendment | a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc. |
| cabinet | the leaders of the executive departments, who also act as advisers to the president |
| electoral college | the body of 538 people elected from the 50 states and the District of Columbia to cast the official votes that elect the president and vice president |
| gridlock | the inability to govern effectively due to separation of powers or a conflict between political parities |
| federalists | group of people who supported the adoption of the U.S. Constitution and a strong national government |
| implied powers | the powers assumed by the government that are not specifically listed in the Constitution |
| expressed powers | the powers explicitly granted to Congress by the Constitution |
| concurrent powers | the power that is shared by both the federal and state governments |
| inherent powers | those delegated powers of the Constitution that are assumed to belong to the national government because it is a sovereign state |
| enumerated powers | specific powers granted to Congress by the United States Constitution |
| repeal | to cancel or revoke a law by a legislative act |
| necessary and proper clause | Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, of the Constitution, which gives the national legislature the power to “make all laws that are necessary and proper” to exercise the powers granted by the Constitution; also known as the “elastic clause” |
| full faith an credit clause | he provision of the Constitution that requires each state to honor the public acts, official records, and judicial proceedings of every other state |
| duel feeralism | the time period during which national and state governments were seen as equal authorities, operating over separate areas of influence, and the authority of national government was generally limited to the expressed powers listed in the Constitution |
| cooperative federalism | an era of federalism during which the national and state government shared functional authority in broad policy areas; also called “marble cake” federalism |
| creative federalism | the period in which the national government channeled federal funds to local governments and citizen groups to address problems that states could or would not address; also called “picket fence” federalism |
| new federalsim | the modern era in federalism in which authority that rested with the national government is being returned to the states; also called “devolution” |
| devolution | the modern trend in federalism in which more power is given back to the states; also known as “new federalism” |
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