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Government Vocabulary
Rodriquez - 8th Social Studies
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8th Grade
11/07/2014

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Term
Amendment
Definition
An addition to a formal document.
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Bicameral
Definition
Consisting of two houses.
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Citizen
Definition
A person who owes loyalty to and is entitled to protection of a nation.
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Compromise
Definition
Agreement between two or more sides.
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Concurrent
Definition
Powers shared by state and federal government.
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Constituents
Definition
People represented by members of Congress.
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Electoral College
Definition
Special group of voters who elect president and vice president.
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Enumerated
Definition
Powers belonging to federal government.
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Federalism
Definition
Sharing of power between state and federal governments.
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Impeach
Definition
Formally charge a public official with misconduct.
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Implied Powers
Definition
Powers not specifically mentioned in the Constitution.
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Judicial Review
Definition
Supreme Court's right to determine if a law is unconstitutional.
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Nullify
Definition
To cancel.
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Popular Soverignty
Definition
Theory; let the people decide.
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Proportional
Definition
To be the same as or corresponding to.
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Ratify
Definition
To cancel.
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Republicanism
Definition
Favoring a republic or representative democracy.
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Reserved
Definition
Powers retained by states.
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