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US his honors 1.2
US history Honors Unit 1 vocab 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Concurrent Power | Power that the constitution delegates, or grants, to Congress but does not deny to the states. |
| Delegated Power | A power that the constitution delegates, or grants, to Congress and therefore to the national government |
| Elastic Clause | The constitutional clause that gives Congress authority to "make all laws which shall be necessary and proper" to carry out its powers |
| Federalism | The division of power between the federal and state governments |
| Judicial Review | The power of the Supreme Court to review and action of the legislative or executive branch and declare it unconstitutional |
| Preamble | The first part of the constitution, which states the purposes of the new plan of government |
| Reserved Powers | A power that the constitution does not delegate to Congress or deny to the states and is therefore reserved to the states or the people |
| Supremacy Clause | The constitutional clause affirming that the Constitution and federal laws are the supreme law of the land |
| Articles of Confederation | The nation's first constitution, which was drafted in 1777 and created a framework for a loose confederation of states |
| Constitutional Convention. | This event was held in Philadelphia in 1787 to draft the Constitution of the United States |