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Unit 4: Constitution

Terms & Concepts

TermDefinition
Adjourn To stop proceedings temporarily
Amend To change or revise
Appellate Authority of court to review a decision of a lower court
Apportionment Distribution of representatives among the states based on the population of each state
Bicameral Consisting of two houses
Bill of Attainder A law that declares a person
Checks & Balances a principle of the U.S. Constitution that gives each branch of government the power to check
Clause A section or provision that defines the powers
Commerce Trade
Compromise agreement in which each side gives up part of what it wants to end a disagreement
Constitution Document in which the principles
Deprived To have something taken away or denied
Domestic Occurring inside one's own country
Due Process Impartial administration of the law
Enumeration Listing items in order; numbering something
Ex Post Facto Law A law that makes an act punishable as a crime even if the action was legal at the time it was committed
Expenditures Government spending
Federalism Principle of the U.S. Constitution that establishes the division of power between federal and state governments
Habeas Corpus Constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment (gov't must have you in custody and prove that they are lawfully holding you)
Impeach to bring formal charges against a public official
Insurrection Rebellion or revolt against a government or similarly established authority
Jurisdiction power of a court to hear and decide cases in a defined area
Justice Impartial treatment under law
Legislator A person who makes or enacts laws
Letter of Marque Licenses issued by Congress to private ship owners authorizing them to attack enemy merchant ships (legalizes piracy)
Levy Impose
Naturalization The legal process to become a citizen of the United States
Ordain To decree and establish by law
Override to overrule; to prevail over
Posterity Future generations
Predominate To be the strongest part
Quorum The minimum number of members who must be present for business to be conducted in Congress
Ratify To approve or adopt
Republicanism A form of government in which people elect representatives to create and enforce laws
Separation of Powers Principle by with the powers of government are divided among separate branches
Suffrage The right to vote
Testimony A formal written or spoken statement
Tranquility Peace
Treason Levying war against the United States
Unalienable Cannot be taken away or denied
Vacancies Positions that are unoccupied or unfilled
Vested To give specific powers to as a right
Veto Presidential rejection of a proposed law
Welfare Well-being
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