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| A group of people that make laws |
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| A group of advisers to the President |
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| A plan for making and spending money |
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| A refusal to sign a bill or resolution (promise) |
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| The income that the government collects for public use |
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| To select someone officially to an office or position |
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| Exchange of capital, goods, and services between states |
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| Exchange of capital, goods, and services between countries |
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| needlessly time-consuming procedure that requires bureaucratic approval |
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| Each branch can limit the powers of the other branches (keeps them in check) |
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| The Federal legislative body made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate |
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| A plan created by Local, State, and the Federal Governments designed to address a particular issue |
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| These are the powers that Congress has that are not specifically stated in the Constitution |
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| The power of the Supreme Court to determine whether any law goes against the Constitution |
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| An organization of people (and many departments) designed to achieve a certain goal (often referred to as red-tape) |
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| Power granted to Congress mentioned in the Constitution. (Example: Coin money, establish a post office, and declare war) |
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| An administrative unit of government (for example: the Central Intelligence Agency, the Census Bureau, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) |
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| A lawmaking body made up of 2 parts, or houses: Senate and House of Representatives, (Federal) House of Delegates and The Virginia Senate (State) |
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| A process used by the House of Representatives to charge officials with misconduct in office. The Senate decides whether or not to remove the individual. |
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| A sum of money demanded by a government to pay for public goods and services such as: schools, libraries, police and fire departments, courts, military, roads and bridges, space program research, and help for people who are in need. |
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