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MrBs Con. Vocabulary

Vocabulary for Constitution Test

QuestionAnswer
Changes to the Constitution Amendments
The people from the district you represent Constituents
A plan of government Constitution
Sources of income for a government usually from taxes Revenue
Government system where people vote for officials to represent them Republic
Representation in the House of Representatives is based on population Proportional Representation
A proposed law Bill
Full control of their own affairs Sovereignty
People who did not support the new Constitution antifederalists
People who did support the new Constitution federalists
Presidential advisors and the heads of the numerous gov’t agencies cabinet
a one house legislative body (Congress) unicameral legislature
to approve ratify
To bring to trial in the House of Representatives impeach
process and requirements for citizenship Naturalization
Power is shared between the national and state governments Federalism
The idea that governmental powers comes from the people and they determine the laws popular Sovereignty
The time period between when a president and Congress lose an election and the new leaders take office Lame Duck
The process where the courts determine the constitutionality of a law Judicial Review
States must send suspects or criminals to the state they are wanted in to face trial or punishment Extradition
The time between the election and when a new President takes office, very little is accomplished. Lame Duck Period
Part of Constitution giving Congress extra powers to carry out all its other duties Elastic Clause
Introduction to the Constitution explaining what the new Constitution will do and improve on the old one. Preamble
Supreme Court can determine if a law is constitutional or not Judicial Review
the state must respect all legal rights that are owed a person Due Process of law
"father of our Constitution, came up with the Virginia Plan James Madison
President of Constitutional Convention and First President under new Constitution George Washington
Representative of New Jersey who came up with the NJ plan William Patterson
Representative of CT, came up with the Great Compromise Roger Sherman
a league or alliance of states that agree to work together for their defense Confederation
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