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Civics
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11th Grade
01/10/2011

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Term
Legislative Branch
Definition

"make the laws"

- house - 2 yr term

- senate - 6 yr term

Term
Executive Branch
Definition

"enforce the laws"

natural born - 4 yr term OR 2 terms/10 yrs

Term
Judicial Branch
Definition

"interpret laws"

-position for life

-confirmed by senate

Term
Checks and Balences
Definition
one branch of gov. controls another branch so they all equal out.
Term
Federalism
Definition
power is shared between national and state governments.
Term
Impeach
Definition

-need 51%

- remove pres. you need 2/3 of congress

Term
Supreme Law of the Land
Definition
Constitution
Term
Judicial Review
Definition
declares that state laws can't violate the constitution
Term
Amend the Constitution
Definition

1. constitutional convention

2. proposed 2/3 and state 3/4

3. Equal Rights Amendment

Term
Statutory Law
Definition
made up of the detailed rules of gov. (any law passed by the states)
Term
Who is the commander in chief?
Definition
President
Term
War Powers Act
Definition

-pres has 90 days for troops to be in "war"

- after 90 days congress has to approve

Term
Executive Agreement
Definition
informal deal
Term
Cabinet
Definition

-formal

- they go to president

Term
executive privilege
Definition
presidents right to withhold infromation from congress and the courts.
Term

Powers

 

Delegated Powers

Definition
enumerated/expressed
Term

Powers

 

Implied Powers

Definition

-elastic clause

- necessary and proper

Term

Powers

 

Reserved Powers

Definition
all powers not specifically granted to national gov. or denied to the states
Term

Powers

 

Concurrent

Definition

sharred

(example: taxes)

Term

Powers

 

Inherent

Definition
powers you have to have
Term

Prohibited Powers

 

Bill of Attainder

Definition

- a law that declares a specified person or group guilty and inflicts punishment without trail

- you flat out cannot do it

Term

Prohibited Powers

 

Writ of Habeas Corpus

Definition

"to produce the body"

- requires law enforcement officals to bring a person being held in custody before court.

Term

Prohibited Powers

 

Post Facto Law

Definition
punishes an individual for an action committed beore the law was passed.
Term
Militia
Definition
a volunteer civilian army
Term
Apportionment
Definition
distribution of representatives among the states, based on national census.
Term
Redistrict
Definition
draw new boundaries for its congressional districts
Term

Grants

 

Categorical

Definition

given for a specific reason. the constitution of a highway or a hospital

 

(example: how many beds a hospital has)

Term

Grants

 

Block

Definition

channel federal money through the states for general purposes.

 

(example: law enforcement, community, or development)

Term

Grants

 

Revenue Sharing

Definition
a portion of the money automatically is returned to local and states gov.
Term
Pork
Definition
extra money that is nice but not needed
Term
Full Faith in Credit
Definition

1. Time consuming: too much money

2. Dicorce Cases

Term
Extradition
Definition

procedure for returning an accused person to the scene of the alleged crime.

 

(returning a person thats done something naughty someplace else)

Term
Interstate Compact
Definition
formal agreement between two or more states
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