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| one of seven main divisions of the body of the constitution |
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| plan requiring that what the government spends will not exceed its income |
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| an accuse a public official of misconduct in office |
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| a formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries |
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| an agreement made between the president and a head of state |
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| the philosophy that the supreme court should avoid taking the initiative on social and political questions |
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| the philosophy that the Supreme Court should play an active role in shaping national policies by addressing social and political issues |
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| process that extended the protections of the Bill of Rights against the actions of state and local governments |
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| government censorship of information before it is published or broadcast |
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| reasonable basis to believe a person or premises is linked to a crime |
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| an order signed by a judge describing a specific place to be searched for specific items |
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| order signed by a judge naming the individual to be arrested for a specific crime |
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| priniciple in the 5th Amendment stating that the governments must follow proper constitutional procedures in trials and in other actions it takes against individuals |
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| power of the government to take private property for public use |
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| outgoing official serving out the remainder of a term, after retiring or being defeated for reelection |
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| money paid in order to vote |
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| public display of feelings about a cause or person |
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| authority of a court to rule on certain cases |
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| statement in article VI of the constitution establishing that the Consitution, laws passes by Congress, and treaties of the US "shall be the Supreme Law of the Land" |
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| a change to the Constitution |
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| system in which power is divided between the national and state governments |
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| the division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government |
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| the system where each branch of government exercises some control over the others |
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| the power of the Supreme court to declare laws and actions of local, state, or national governments unconstitutional |
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| government in which voters hold sovereign power; elected representatives, responsible to the people, exercise that power |
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| a system in which the power of the government is limited not absolute |
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| The landmark decision helped define the boundary between the constitutionally separate executive and judicial branches of the American form of government. |
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| powers directly states in the constitution |
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| list of items found in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution that set forth the authoritative capacity of Congress. |
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| necessary and proper clause |
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| The federal bureaucracy performs three primary tasks in government: implementation, administration, and regulation. |
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| The Court invoked the Necessary and Proper Clause of the Constitution, which allowed the Federal government to pass laws not expressly provided for in the Constitution's list of express powers, provided those laws are in useful furtherance of the express powers of Congress under the Constitution. |
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| authority of a court to rule on certain cases |
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| statement in article VI of the constitution establishing that the Consitution, laws passes by Congress, and treaties of the US "shall be the Supreme Law of the Land" |
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| a change to the Constitution |
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| system in which power is divided between the national and state governments |
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| the division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government |
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| the system where each branch of government exercises some control over the others |
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| the power of the Supreme court to declare laws and actions of local, state, or national governments unconstitutional |
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| government in which voters hold sovereign power; elected representatives, responsible to the people, exercise that power |
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| a system in which the power of the government is limited not absolute |
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| The landmark decision helped define the boundary between the constitutionally separate executive and judicial branches of the American form of government. |
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| powers directly states in the constitution |
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| list of items found in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution that set forth the authoritative capacity of Congress. |
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| necessary and proper clause |
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| The federal bureaucracy performs three primary tasks in government: implementation, administration, and regulation. |
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| The Court invoked the Necessary and Proper Clause of the Constitution, which allowed the Federal government to pass laws not expressly provided for in the Constitution's list of express powers, provided those laws are in useful furtherance of the express powers of Congress under the Constitution. |
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