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| Powers that can be exercised by both the federal and State government |
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| Powers of congress specifically listed in Article 1, section 8 of the constitiution |
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| Elastic Clause( Necessary and Proper Clause) |
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| Constitutional clauses that gives congress the power to make all laws that carry out process of the Constitution. Also known as the Necessary and Proper Clause |
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| Part of the government, headed by the president, that carries out the laws |
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| Powers explicitly listed in the Contitution, such as the federal power to tax |
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| Part of government that interprets the law and makes legal decisions |
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| first part of a docunment, such as a federal or state constitution, that usually states its goals and purposes. |
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| belief that government authority comes from the people. |
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| political philosphy that says government should have only restrited powers. |
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| powers not given to the federal government or prohibited by the constiution, given to the people and the states. |
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| constitutional powers not explicitly listed in the comstitution. |
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| powers specifically granted by the constitutin. |
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| clause of the constitution that says the constitation is the highest law of the land. |
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| full faith and credit clause |
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| part of the constitution that requires states to recognize the laws, records, and judical decisions of other states. |
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| part of the government that makes laws. |
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