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Constitution HB Term
Government Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Preamble | Introduction to the U.S. Constitution |
Congress | National legislature of the U.S. |
House of Representatives | Lower house of Congress |
checks and balances | Provisions of the Constitution that keep one branch of the government from controlling the other two branches |
enumerated powers | Powers specifically granted in the Constitution |
elastic clause | Clause in the Constitution that allows Congress to pass laws necessary to carry out its enumerated powers |
implied powers | Powers not specifically stated in the Constitution |
Electoral College | Electors chosen by the states to elect the president and vice-president |
succession | Order in which the office of president is filled if it becomes vacant before an election |
State of the Union Address | Message delivered by the president each year |
Supreme Court | Highest federal court in the U.S. |
extradition | Procedure for returning a person charged with a crime to the state where the crime was committed |
ratify | To officially approve the Constitution or an Amendment to it |
Bill of Rights | First ten amendments |
double jeopardy | Being tried more than once for the same crime |
due process of law | All the procedures for fair treatment that must be carried out whenever a citizen is accused of a crime |
reserved powers | Powers not specifically granted to the federal government or denied to the states belong to the states and the people |
suffrage | Right to vote |