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Ch9 History vocab

US history vocabulary ch9

TermDefinition
representative democracy a government that is composed of representatives of the people
delegated powers powers that are specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution
elastic clause Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution interpreted as giving Congress the ability to stretch its powers to address issues not included in the original document
reserved powers powers retained by the state governments or by citizens
concurrent powers powers that are shared by the federal and state governments
separation of powers the division of governmental power into distinct areas with different branches of government exercising different powers; it prevents one branch from becoming too powerful
apportionment the use of population to determine how many legislative representatives an area will have
impeach to vote to bring charges against
veto to cancel
executive order nonlegislative directive issued by the US president in certain circumstances; it has the force of law
pardon freedom from punishment
cabinet group made up of the heads of the executive departments that advises the US president
petition a formal request
search warrant a judge's order authorizing the search of a person's home or property to look for evidence of a crime
due process fair application of the law
indict to formally accuse
double jeopardy illegal act of trying a person twice for the same crime
eminent domain the government's power to take personal property to further the public good
naturalized citizen a citizen born in another country who has been granted citizenship
deport to send an immigrant back to his or her country of origin
draft a system of required service in the armed forces
political action committee organizations that collect money to distribute to candidates who support the same issues as the contributors
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