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Strict constructionist :  one who favors giving a narrow conservative construction of a given document or instrument; specif :  one who favors a strict construction of the Constitution of the United States
Liberal constructionist refers to persons who believe in a variety meanings for different parts of the constitution. They do so by arguing for different meanings on constitutional representations. They are more common within the federal government system.
Consensus : a general agreement about something : an idea or opinion that is shared by all the people in a group
Direct tax :  a tax exacted directly from the taxpayer
Indirect tax :  a tax exacted indirectly from a person other than the one on whom the ultimate burden of the tax is expected to fall
Deficit financing :  the financing of government expenditures by borrowing rather than by taxation
Public debt :  the total financial obligations of the central government of a nation usu. in the form of interest-bearing government bonds —called also public debt
Naturalization : to allow (someone who was born in a different country) to become a new citizen
Copyright : the legal right to be the only one to reproduce, publish, and sell a book, musical recording, etc., for a certain period of time
Patent : of, relating to, or concerned with patents
Eminent domain :  a right of a government to take private property for public use by virtue of the superior dominion of the sovereign power over all lands within its jurisdiction
Appropriate : to get or save (money) for a specific use or purpose
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