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Constitution Hanbook
Government terms
Question | Answer |
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Preamble | Introduction of the U.S. Constitution |
Congress | National Legsilature of the U.S. |
Senate | Upper house of Congess |
House of Representive | Lower house of Congres |
Checks and Balances | Provision to keep one branch from controlling the other two branches |
enumerated | Powers specifically granted in the Constitution |
Elastic Clause | Clause the allows Congress to pass laws necessary to carry out its enumeerated powers |
Implied powers | Powers not specifically stated in the Constitution |
Electoral College | Electors chosen by the state to elect the president and vice-president |
Succession | Order in which the office of president is filled if it becomes vacant before a election |
State of the Union Address | Message delievered by the president each year |
Supreme Court | Highest federal court in the U.S. |
Extadition | Procedures for returning a person charged with a crime to the state where the crime was committed |
Ratify | To officially approve the Constitution or an Amendments to it. |