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- 2. A body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or organization is governed.
- 4. A power not specifically authorized in writing, but assumed because of similar powers already granted in writing.
- 6. The distribution of power in an organization (such as a government) between a central authority and the constituent parts.
- 8. A doctrine in political theory that government is created by and subject to the will of the people.
- 11. Counterbalancing influences that regulate power, preventing it from concentrating in the hands of individuals or groups.
- 14. A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.
- 16. To approve and give formal sanction to; confirm.
- 17. A union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states.
- 18. A constitutional doctrine giving courts the power to annul legislative or executive acts that judges declare unconstitutional.
- 19. The process of altering or amending a law or document (such as a constitution) by parliamentary or constitutional procedure; rights granted by amendment of the Constitution.
- 20. Powers that Congress has that are specifically listed in the Constitution.
- 22. The original constitution of the U.S., ratified in 1781, later replaced by the U.S. Constitution in 1789.
- 23. A nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government.
- 24. The governing body of a nation, state, or community.
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- 1. A form of government in which the powers of all provincial and local governments are specified by a single national government.
- 3. Government by a dictator.
- 5. Clause in Article VI of the U.S. Constitution stating that federal laws and treaties are the “supreme law of the land.”
- 7. The principle of vesting in separate branches the executive, legislative, and judicial powers of government.
- 9. A formal statement of the fundamental rights of the people of the United States, incorporated in the Constitution as Amendments 1–10, and in all state constitutions.
- 10. A compromise reached between northern and southern states of the U.S. in 1787.
- 12. Government restricted in powers by laws and a constitution.
- 13. A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
- 15. The principle that sovereignty should be divided between the federal government and the states, especially as expressed by the U.S. Constitution.
- 21. Supreme power or authority.