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7th grade Voc List 1
vocabulary words from list 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| assume | take over |
| cabinet | a group of advisors to the president who each head a department of the executive branch |
| domestic | within one's own country |
| elastic clause | the clause in article 1 of the constitution that grants congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out he powers granted in the constitution |
| faction | a group that is different form a larger whole often one that disagrees with the larger whole |
| fund | to give money for a particular purpose |
| precedent | an action or event that serves as a guide for similar actions or events in the future |
| ratify | to give formal approval to something so it can become legal or valid |
| Supreme Court | the highest court of the US judicial branch |
| tariff | a tax that is placed on goods brought into one country form another |