CONSTITUTION Grade 8 2
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- A political theory that government is subject to the will of the people
- POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
- An addition to a formal document such as the Constitution
- AMENDMENT
- An official order
- WARRANT
- Maintaining peace within the nation
- DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY
- Powers not specifically mentioned in the Constitution
- IMPLIED POWERS
- Powers retained by the states
- RESERVED POWERS
- Powrs shared by the states and the Federal Government
- CONCURRENT POWERS
- The idea that the Government must follow procedures established by law and guaranteed by the Constitution
- DUE PROCESS OF LAW
- The proportional distribution of the number of members of the House of Representatives based on the population of each state
- APPORTIONMENT
- The right of the Supreme Court to determine if a law violates the Constitution
- JUDICIAL REVIEW
- The right to vote
- SUFFRAGE
- To formally charge a public official with misconduct in office
- IMPEACH
- To set aside for a particular purpose, especially funds
- APPROPRIATE
- What is the introduction to a formal document (especially the Constitution) called?
- PREAMBLE
- principle of shared powers
- FEDERALISM
- to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law
- VETO
- Formally introduced legislation
- BILL
- Having two branches/houses (such as the United States Congress)
- BICAMERAL
- The first ten amendments to the United States Constitution
- BILL OF RIGHTS
- A system of limits imposed by the Constitution on all branches of a government
- CHECKS AND BALANCES