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CHP 3 VOCABULARY QUI
Question | Answer |
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federalisto | people for the constitution |
anti-federalists | people against the constitution |
federal system | National and state gov. both gov. |
compromise | give up something to get something |
preamble | introduction to the constitution |
legislative Branch | lawmaking part of the government |
Enumerated Powers | Powers listed in the constitution |
Implied powers | powers not listed in the constitution |
electoral college | people who choose the president |
Amendment | a written change in the constitution |
Executive Branch | part of government that enforces law |
Judicial Branch | part of gov that interprets laws |
Veto | to reject |
Checks and balances | keeps one branch of gov from being to powerful |
Regulate | to control |
Override | to reject a veto |
Popular sovereignty | the right to govern comes from the people |
Reserved powers | state powers |
Concurrent powers | powers shared by the federal & state government |
Supremacy Clause | federal law takes precedent |