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  1. 2. Concurrent Powers - powers that are shared by both the federal government and state
  2. 3. Articles of Confederation: the first constitution of the United States, establishing how the
  3. 4. Delegated Powers - powers that are given to a specific branch of the federal government or
  4. 6. Judicial Branch - the branch of government that reviews the laws
  5. 8. Executive Branch - the branch of government that enforces the laws
  6. 10. E.g. Taxes and court systems
  7. 13. usually in a written constitution.
  8. 15. or Rights - the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution, which guarantee
  9. 16. powers, because they aren't specifically assigned to the federal government.
  10. 17. and Balances: system by which each branch of government limits power of other
  11. 18. an agency that works for the government. The term is also known as enumerated powers
  12. 19. Sovereignty: government based on the consent and will of the people
  13. 23. system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
  14. 25. of Powers: three-way division of power among the branches of the federal
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  1. 1. Reserved Powers - The powers and rights protected by the 10th Amendment are called
  2. 2. Rule of Law: a principle in the constitution that states that the law applies to everyone
  3. 3. U.S. Constitution: the highest set of laws in the United States, and it defines the
  4. 4. Limited Government: a form of government with roles and powers given, and limited by
  5. 5. Veto: the power of a person or branch of government to forbid or reject an action or
  6. 7. principles of the US government
  7. 8. Legislative Branch - the branch of government that makes the laws
  8. 9. a form of government in which people elect representatives to carry on the work
  9. 11. government for them
  10. 12. rights and liberties of American citizens
  11. 14. owed to a person
  12. 20. expressed powers
  13. 21. a change or addition to the terms of a contract, law, government regulatory
  14. 22. would function and after the American Revolution
  15. 23. or other documents.
  16. 24. Process: the legal requirement that the government must respect all legal rights that