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Leg. Branch Test
flashcards for freshman honors american studies legislative branch unit
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Union | group of states |
| Liberty | freedom from government control |
| Census | population count |
| Nominate | to select candidates to run for public office |
| Temporary | lasting or used for a limited time |
| Justice | fairness; rightfulness |
| Posterity | all future generations |
| Direct Tax | tax paid directly by the person or organization on whom it is levied |
| Caucus | private meeting of party leaders to choose candidates for office |
| Session | meeting, class, or assembly where a group sits together |
| Proceedings | event or series of activities involving a formal set or procedure |
| Domestic | having to do with the home; not foreign |
| Term | two-year period of time during which congress meets; time held in office |
| Apportion | distribute (seats in a legislative body) |
| Sole | one and only; single; lone |
| Expel | force to leave |
| Tranquility | peacefulness |
| Register | to record or enroll formally |
| Resign | to give up a job, office, right, or claim |
| Impeachment | formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office |
| Quorum | minimum number of members who must be present for business to be conducted in congress |
| Congressional District | area that a member of the house represents |
| Welfare | government aid to the poor |
| Literacy | ability to read and write |
| Vacancy | unfilled position |
| Expire | to come to an end |
| Adjourn | to stop proceedings temporarily |
| Checks & Balances | system in which each branch of government has the power to check the other branches |
| Electoral College | group of people directly responsible for electing the president |
| 3/5 Compromise | plan to determine the representation and counting of slaves of a state |
| Amend | to revise |
| Federalism | the sharing of powers between the states & federal government |
| Northwest Ordinance | forbade slavery in western lands above the ohio river |
| Bill of Rights | first ten amendments to the constitution |
| Shays' Rebellion | rise of farmers in massachusetts against perceived unfair federal taxes |
| Anti-Federalist | opponents of the constitution - wanted weak central gov |
| Federalist | group who favored constitution - wanted strong central gov |
| Coins/Makes Money | delegated power |
| Establishes Courts | concurrent power |
| Marriage License | reserved power |
| Driver's License | reserved power |
| Establishes Foreign Policy | delegated power |
| Establishes/Maintains Public Schools | reserved power |
| Father of the Constitution | james madison |
| House in Congress Based on Population | house of representatives |
| House in Congress Based on Equality | senate |
| Federalist Papers | essays written to promote the constitution - ratification process |
| Constitution | supreme law of the land |
| Preamble | first section of the constitution - acts as an introduction |
| Legislative Branch | part of the gov that makes laws |
| Qualification of a US Representative | 25+ years old, 7+ years of citizenship, resides in state + district in which they are elected |
| Executive Branch | part of the gov that enforces laws |
| President | chief executive of the united states |
| Judicial Branch | part of the gov that interprets laws |
| Qualification | condition needed to run for political office |
| Article | one of seven main divisions of the body of the constitution |
| Bicameral | legislature consisting of two parts/houses |
| National | of or belonging to the people of a single country |
| Legislature | group of people who have the power to make laws |
| Bill | proposed law |
| Law | body of enforceable rules governing relationships among individuals and between individuals & their society |
| Writ | form of written command in the name of a court or other legal authority to act (or abstain from acting) in some way |
| Qualifications of a Senator | 30+ years old, 9+ years of citizenship, resides in state |
| Vice President | president of senate; breaks ties when necessary |
| Writ of Habeas Corpus | court order to explain why they are holding a person |
| Elastic Clause | part of constitution that permits congress to make any laws "necessary and proper" to carrying out its powers |
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