Vocab history

2. to approve through an official process
4. power powers shared by the states and federal government
7. minimum number of people needed for validity
10. to formally charge with a crime
14. the giving of different types of authority t different branches of the government
16. equal applications of the law regardless of a person’s race, religion, political beliefs, or other qualities
17. act of a foreigner getting citizenship
21. a crime of betrayal or disloyalty against one’s government or ruler
22. application for review by a higher court
23. to the apart or authorize for a specified purpose
24. power belonging only to the states

1. system in which governemnt powers are restricted by laws or a constitution
3. belief that any state should decide its own laws, no matter what the federal government says
5. to state the opposite or challenge the truth of something; to disagree
6. power of the Supreme Court to judge whether or not actions of other branches are constitutional
8. money received from the sale or taxation of investments, goods, or services
9. legal rules and procedures the government must observe before depriving a person of life, liberty, or property
11. to include as a part
12. powers not listed in the constitution but suggested in its language
13. money left with a court that allows prisoner to leave jail and return later for his or her trial
15. the right to vote
16. powers specifically given to congress in the constitution
18. to charge a leader or official the wrongdoing and possible remove him or her from office
19. oversee or direct the affairs of something
20. an introduction to a document that states the purpose and reasons for what follows