American Gov
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- 2. powers not granted to congress but added through the necessary and proper clause
- 3. Those who supported the constitution during the ratification period
- 9. Authority of the president to block legislation passed by Congress
- 11. Those who opposed the new proposed constitution during the ratification period
- 14. Initial governing authority of USA 1781-88
- 16. Form of government in which power derives from citizens
- 17. system of govt. in which ultimate authority rests with the regional govt
- 19. Rule by the people
- 21. powers expressly granted to congress by the constitution
- 22. To formally withdraw from a nation state
- 24. process for selecting state judges where original nomination is by appointment
- 26. doctrine holding that state governments and the federal government have almost completely separate functions
- 28. system of government in which sovereignty is divided between national and state governments
- 29. form of democracy where power is exercised by citizens
- 30. This branch consists of the supreme court and others
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- 1. Makes federal law supreme over state laws
- 4. electors selected to represent the votes of their respective state
- 5. System of govt in which ultimate authority rests with the national govt
- 6. powers held by both the national and state govt in a federal system
- 7. gives congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations
- 8. first 10 amendments to the constitution
- 10. required states to return runaway slaves
- 12. powers retained by the states under the constitution
- 13. The 1776 document declaring American Independence
- 15. Franklin Roosevelt proposal to add new justices to the Supreme Court
- 18. formal process of changing the constitution
- 20. This branch makes the laws
- 23. Set of documents that establish the basic rules and procedures
- 25. right of states to invalidate acts of congress they think to be illegal
- 27. This branch consists of the president