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VW Constitution Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| amendment | addition or change to a document (such as the Constitution) |
| appropriation | public funds set aside for a specific purpose |
| bill | proposed law |
| due process | fair treatment under the law |
| ex post facto | a law that would make an act a criminal ofense after it was committed |
| filibuster | delaying tactic allowed by the rules in the Senate preventing the Senate from moving further on an issue |
| impeachment | the process of accusing a public official of wrongdoing; formal accusation of wrongdoing |
| indictment | written statement issued by a grand jury charging a citizen with a crime |
| naturalization | process for granting full citizenship to a person of foreign birth |
| posterity | those who come after (in this case, the decendants of the writers of the Constitution_ |
| reprieve | a delay or cancellation of punishment |
| suffrage | right to vote |
| override | to declare null and void; set aside (ex: Congress overrides a president's veto) |
| veto | reject; (ex: when the president refuses to sign a bill that has been approved by both houses of Congress) |
| popular sovereignty | the people's right to rule; gov't in which the people rule |
| republicanism | a democracy in which the citizens chose representatives to govern for them |
| limited government | restrictions on the powers of the government to prevent abuses on the rights of the citizens; the principle that requires all citizens (including gov't officials) to obey the law |
| separation of powers | the division of the powers & responsibilities of government into 3 parts or branches |
| checks and balances | the ability of each branch of government to exercise checks (controls) over the other branches |
| federalism | system of government where power is shared between the central (national or federal) government and the state governments |
| preamble | introduction ( in this case - the introduction to the Constitution) |
| domestic | at home (in this case - related to issues within or inside the borders a country) |
| infrastructure | the fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area, as transportation and communication systems, power plants, and schools |
| State of the Union | annual (yearly)report given to Congress by the President of the United States concerning the condition of the country |
| electors | voters |
| term of office | how long an official serves |
| revenue | income a government collects to pay its expenses |
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