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Federalism
Civics
Term | Definition |
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federalism | a system of government in which power is divided and shared between national, state, and local government |
Supremacy Clause | states that the U.S. Constitution is the supreme law of the land, and that national laws are supreme over state laws, found in Article VI |
sovereignty | a government's absolute power of authority |
abridge | to lessen or diminish |
abatement | a deduction or lessening of something |
cession | the act of giving something up |
infringe | advance beyond the usual limit, encroach |
jurisdiction | the right and power for courts to interpret and apply the law; the territory within which power can be exercised |
revenue | money derived from income |
vested | absolute, fixed, unconditional |