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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| federalism | sharing power between the central government and the states |
| delegated powers | powers granted to the federal government |
| reserved powers | powers reserved to the citizens and the state governments |
| concurrent powers | powers shared by the state and federal government |
| popular sovereignity | the idea that political authority belongs to the people |
| seperation of powers | the authority to govern must be spread among three branches |
| checks and balances | a system set up by the constitution to keep a branch from getting to much power |
| elastic cause | allows the government to be flexible when creating new laws |
| veto | to cancel laws passed by Congress |
| Commander-in-chief | the supreme commander of the armed forces of a nation |
| pardon | freedom from punishment |
| cabinet | department secretaries that advise the President (15 executive departments) |