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Unit 5 Vocab
nationl govenrment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Appoint: | Assign a job or role to someone |
| Approve: | Officially agree or accept |
| Bicameral: | Two house legislature (senate; house of representatives) |
| Budget: | A plan for spending money |
| Bureaucracy: | All government agencies working together |
| Cabinet: | Committee of advisors to the Executive |
| Checks & Balances: | System of government ensuring limited government |
| Concurrent powers: | Powers shared by national and state governments |
| Confirm: | Make an appointment formally valid |
| Congress: | Branch of government that makes laws |
| Enforce: | Carry out laws; make sure laws are followed |
| Executive: | Branch of government that enforces laws |
| Expressed powers: | Powers specifically stated in the Constitution for the national government |
| Federalism: | Division of power between levels |
| Impeach: | Formal accusation of wrongdoing |
| Implied powers: | Powers not stated but necessary to carry out expressed powers (DUH) |
| Interpret: | explain the meaning of |
| Judicial review: | check to see if laws and acts are Constitutional |
| Legislation: | Laws |
| Override: | Cancel or reject a veto |
| President: | Head of the Executive Branch |
| Revenue: | All income received by the government |
| Separation of powers: | Division of powers among 3 equal branches of government |
| Supreme Court: | Highest court in the land which interprets laws and the Constitution |
| Unconstitutional: | Not in agreement with the Constitution |
| Veto: | reject a bill or decision made by Congress |