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civics 3 terms
terms chapter 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| supremacy clause | establishing that laws passed by Congress and treaties of the U.S. are the laws of the land |
| federalism | a system in which power is divided between the national and state governments |
| popular sovereignty | rule by the people, majority takes precedence |
| article | one of the seven main divisions of the body of the Constitution |
| jurisdiction | the authority of a court to rule on certain cases |
| amendment | A change to the Constitution |
| balanced budget | plan requiring that what the government spends will not exceed its income |
| treaty | a formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries |
| ratify | to approve |
| executive agreement | an agreement made between the president and a head of state |
| federal bureaucracy | departments and agencies of the federal government |
| petition | an appeal |
| impeach | to accuse a public official of misconduct in office |
| judicial restraint | the philosophy that the supreme court should avoid taking the initiative on social and political quesitions |
| judicial activism | the philosophy that the supreme court should play an active role in shaping national policies by addressing social and political issues |
| separation of powers | division of power between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches |
| judicial review | power of the supreme court to declare laws and actions of government unconstitutional |
| enumerated powers | expressed powers of congress that are itemized and numbered in the constitution |
| elastic clause | gives congress the right to make all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out powers expressed in the other clauses of Article I |
| checks and balances | the system where each branch of government exercises some control over the others |
| expressed powers | powers directly stated in the Constitution |
| veto | rejection of a bill |
| arrest warrant | an order signed by a judge naming the individual to be arrested for a specific crime |
| probable cause | a reasonable basis to believe a person or premises is linked to a crime |
| lame duck | an outgoing official serving out the remainder of a term |
| poll tax | money paid in order to vote |
| search warrant | an order signed by a judge describing a specific place to be searched for specific items |
| eminent domain | the power of the government to take private property for public use |
| prior restraint | government censorship of information before it is published or broadcast |
| bill of rights | first ten amendments made to the COnstitution establishing natural born rights |
| due process of law | 5th amendment, government must follow proper constitutional procedures in trials and in other actions it takes against individuals |
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