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Civics 3

Definition Term
an introduction or preface preamable
the idea that a government’s authority is lawful only when citizens agree to it consent of the governed
the principle that people create the government and the government is subject to the people’s will popular sovereignty
the act of allocating representatives to states or voting districts based on population apportionment
a power of the U.S. government specifically listed in the constitution enumerated power
the act of allocating representatives to states or voting districts based on population appoetionment
the power or authority of a court or legal system over certain areas, groups, or types of action jurisdiction
to reject veto
a written or printed statement that unfairly harms a persons reputation libel
an oral statement that unfairly harms a persons reputation slander
the governments right to take private property for government use eminent domain
a legal standard that gives officials a reason to obtain a warrant probable cause
a legal document authorizing officials to conduct a search, collect evidence, or make an arrest. warrant
a division of a state represented y and electing a member of the House of representatives congressional district
a person who lives and votes in an area constituent
income revenue
to charge an office holder with misconduct impeach
an amount of money available for spending based on a plan budget
a power granted to the federal government that is not directly written in the constitution implied power
money set aside for a specific use appropriation
a meeting in which testimony is heard from a witnesses hearing
to impose levy
the action of watching over something oversight
a group of people who belong to the same political party caucus
the state or quality of being free liberty
the sequence of people eligible to take a position if something happens to the person currently holding it line of succession
the process of closing debate on a bill or other legislative action cloture
an action, such as lengthy speech, used to delay a vote on a bill or other legislative action filibuster
an informal power of the president to influence the national agenda through visibility and public respect bully pulpiy
a directive by the president that has the force of law executive order
to bring a legal case to a higher court to review the lower courts decision appeal
a written argument that lays out main points, legal case and apply the law without the cae first going through an appeals process original jurisdiction
the authority of the supreme court to decide whether laws or actions by the government are constitutional judicial review
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