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ss constituiton
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| introduction | preamble |
| principles and laws of a nation | constitution |
| a census of population count | enumeration |
| the bringing of charges against an official | impeachment |
| the presiding officer of Senate who serves when the vice president is absent | president pro tempore |
| the charging of a person with an offense | indictment |
| the minimum number of members that must be present to conduct sessions | quorum |
| to suspend a session | adjourn |
| salary | emolument |
| the draft of a proposed law | bill |
| income raised by government | revenue |
| legislature's formal expression of opinion | resolution |
| tax | impost |
| procedure by which a citizen of a foreign nation becomes a citizen of the United States | naturalization |
| a court | tribunal |
| authority given to a citizen to outfit an armed ship and use it to attack enemy ships in time of war | letter of marque |
| taking by force property of territory belonging to another country or to its citizens | reprisal |
| rebellion/rebellion against the government | insurrection |
| tax | duty |
| funds set aside for a specific use | appropriations |
| authority to be the first court to hear a case | original jurisdiction |
| authority to hear cases that have been appealed from lower courts | appellate jurisdiction |
| violation of the allegiance owed by a person to his or her own country, for example, by aiding an enemy | treason |
| a change to the constitution | amendment |
| the process by which an amendment is approved | ratification |
| to provide living accommodations | quarter |
| a document that gives police particular rights of powers | warrant |
| a reasonable basis to believe a person is linked to crime | probable cause |
| law established by previous court decisions | common law |
| money that an accused person provides to the court as a guarantee that he she will be present for a trial | bail |
| more than half | majority |
| to pass on | devolve |
| to reduce | abridge |
| freedom from slavery | emancipation |
| the distribution of seats in the House based on population | apportionment |
| the individual who is elected president but has not yet begun serving his or her team | president elect |
| the site of the nation's capital, occupying an area between Maryland and Virgina | District |
| an office or position that is unfilled or unoccupied | vacancy |
| powers retained by the states | reserved powers |
| political theory that government is subject to the will of people; before the Civil War, the idea that the people living in the territory had the right to decode by voting if slavery would be allowed there | popular sovereignty |
| powers shared by the states and federal governments | concurrent powers |
| favoring republic, or representative democracy, as the best form of government | republicanism |
| to alert, improve | amend |
| powers not specifically mentioned in the Constitution | implied powers |
| the sharing power between federal and state government | federalism |
| powers only belonging to federal government, power to coin money, regulate interstate, and foreign trade | enumerated powers |
| include | involve |
| to lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation | diminish |
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