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Constitution
define
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| implied powers | powers not directly stated in the Constitution |
| amendment | change the Constitution |
| supremacy clause | Federal law takes precedent over state law |
| concurrent powers | powers held by both the state gov. and the federal gov. |
| reserved powers | powers of the states |
| enumerated powers | powers stated in the Constitution |
| popular sovereignty | the right to govern comes from the people |
| regulate | to control |
| override | reject a veto |
| checks and balances | keeps one branch from becoming too powerful |
| veto | to reject |
| judicial | interprets laws and punishes lawbreakers |
| executive | carries out laws |
| legislative | law making branch |
| preamble | introduction to the Constitution |
| anti-federalist | against the Constitution |
| federalist | people for the Constitution |
| compromise | give up something to get something |
| federalsystem | power shared between a national gov. and a state gov. |