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American Government
Amer. Govt. vocab
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History
7th Grade
11/06/2012

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CONGRESS
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national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives
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DELEGATE
Definition
person designated to act for or represent another or others; a representative, as in a political convention
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BILL
Definition
draft of a proposed law presented to a legislature
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SEPARATION OF POWERS
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Basic principle of the United States government, whereby powers and responsibilities are divided among the legislative branch, executive branch, and judicial branch
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TAX
Definition
sum of money demanded by a government
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CONSTITUTION
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basic law of the United States, drafted in Philadelphia in 1787and ratified in 1788 and put into effect in 1789
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UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Definition
unauthorized by or inconsistent with the constitution
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ABOLISH
Definition
to do away with; put an end to
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SUPREME COURT
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the highest body in the judicial branch. composed of a chief justice and eight associate justices
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BILL OF RIGHTS
Definition
basic rights of the people of the United States, put into the constitution as Amendments 1–10
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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The lower house of the United States Congress. With 435 elected officials
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LEGISLATIVE
Definition
having the function of making laws
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ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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the first constitution of the 13 American states, adopted in 1781 and replaced in 1789 by the Constitution of the United States.
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LIBERTY
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freedom from external or foreign rule; independence
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CONVENTION
Definition
meeting or formal assembly of representatives or delegates, for discussion of and action on particular matters of common concern.
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FOUNDING FATHERS
Definition
the delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787.
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CHECKS AND BALANCES
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system of constitutional government which guards against absolute power by providing for separate executive, judicial, and legislative branches who share powers and thereby regulate one another
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PREAMBLE
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introductory statement of the U.S. constitution, setting forth the general principles of American government and beginning with the words, “We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union. …”
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AMENDMENT
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a change to or an addition to a motion, bill, constitution
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SENATE
Definition
upper house of Congress consisting of 100 elected representatives (2 from each state)
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FEDERALISM
Definition
system of government in which power is divided between a national (federal)
government and various state governments
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