Government Vocabulary
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| Preamble | Introduction to the U.S. Constitution
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| Congress | National legislature of the U.S.
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| Senate | Upper house of Congress
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| House of Representatives | Lower house of Congress
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| Checks and Balances | Provisions to keep one branch from controlling the other two branches
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| Enumerated Powers | Powers specifically granted in the Constitution
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| Elastic Clause | Clause that allows Congress to pass laws necessary to carry out its enumerated powers
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| Implied Powers | Powers not specifically stated in the Constitutuion
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| Electoral College | Electors chosen by the states to elect the President and Vice-President
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| Succession | Order in which the office of President is filled if it becomes vacant before an election
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| State of the Union Address | Message delivered by the President each year
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| Supreme Court | Highest Federal Court in the U.S.
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| Extradition | Procedure for returning a person charged with a crime to the state where the crime was committed
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| Ratify | To officially approve the Constitution or an Amendment to it
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| Bill of Rights | First ten amendments
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| Due Process of Law | All the procedures for fair treatment that must be carried out whenever a citizen is accused of a crime
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| Double Jeopardy | Being tried more than once for the same crime
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| Reserved Powers | Powers not specifically granted to the federal government or denied to the states belong to the states and the people
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| Suffrage | Right to vote
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| Popular Sovereignty | A government in which the people rule
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| Republicanism | The people excercise their power by voting for their political representatives
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| Federalism | A system of government in which power is divided between a central government and state government
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| Separaton of Powers | A division of basic government roles into branches where no one branch is given all the power
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| Limited Government | "Rule of Law" whereby individuals or groups, including powerful leaders must obey the law
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| Individual Rights | Guaarantees, protects personal liberties and privleges of U.S. citizens
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