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Constitutional Vocab
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10
History
8th Grade
12/06/2010

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Term
Concurrent Powers
Definition
powers shared by the nation and state goverments
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Reserved Powers
Definition
powers granted to the states
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Enumerate Powers
Definition
powers GRANTED to the Federal goverment
Term
Democracy
Definition
a goverment in which people rule themselves
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Elastic Clause
Definition
a provision in Article 1 that allows for Congress to "make all laws which are necessary and proper"
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Judicial Review
Definition
Supreme Court's right to declare laws unconstitutional
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Appropriation
Definition
money granted by the legislators to be used for a specific purpose
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Jurisdiction
Definition
Limits within a body of goverment where they may act and make decisions
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Ratification
Definition
an official approval
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Pocket Veto
Definition
the right the president has to kill a bill by letting it sit for days while Congress has adjourned
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