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- 2. an addition or alteration made to a constitution, statute, or legislative bill or resolution.
- 4. residual powers, or residuary powers are the powers that are neither prohibited nor explicitly given by law to any organ of government. Such powers, as well as general power of competence, are given because it is impractical to detail in legislation every act allowed to be carried out by the state.
- 10. highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States of America.
- 14. all citizens and institutions within a country, state, or community, no matter authority and position, are accountable to the same laws.
- 15. powers of a federal state that are shared by both the federal government and each constituent political unit, such as a state or province.
- 17. a joint committee of the United States Congress appointed by the House of Representatives and Senate to resolve disagreements on a particular bill. A conference committee is usually composed of senior members of the standing committees of each house that originally considered the legislation.
- 18. system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law in legal cases.; supreme court, state courts, and local courts
- 19. an opinion in a legal case in certain legal systems written by one or more judges expressing disagreement with the majority opinion of the court which gives rise to its judgment.
- 21. a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.
- 22. concept of a government limited in power. It is a key concept in the history of liberalism.
- 24. political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution. They're implied to be granted because similar powers have set a precedent.
- 25. the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives, who are the source of all political power.
- 26. a judicial opinion agreed to by more than half of the members of a court.
- 27. review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
- 28. the powers of the national government explicitly listed in the Constitution
- 29. makes laws; made up of Senate and House of Representatives (the two make up Congress) who are voted in by the people
- 30. a clause in Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution: The Congress shall have Power... To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
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- 1. powers held by a sovereign state. In the United States, the President derives these powers from the loosely worded statements in the Constitution that "the executive Power shall be vested in a President" and the president should "take care that the laws be faithfully executed".
- 3. an indirect veto of a legislative bill by the president or a governor by retaining the bill unsigned until it is too late for it to be dealt with during the legislative session.
- 5. counterbalancing influences by which an organization or system is regulated, typically those ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.
- 6. not in accordance with a political constitution
- 7. political procedure in which one or more members of a legislative body prolong debate on proposed legislation so as to delay or entirely prevent a decision.
- 8. e permanent legislative panels established by the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate rules.
- 9. an introductory and expressionary statement in a document that explains the document's purpose and underlying philosophy.
- 11. mode of government that combines a general government with regional governments in a single political system, dividing the powers between the two.
- 12. a compound of ideas, attitudes, and patterns of behavior elaborating the principles the government is based on
- 13. a separate clause or paragraph of a legal document or agreement, typically one outlining a single rule or regulation.
- 16. the division of a state's government into branches, each with separate, independent powers and responsibilities, so that the powers of one branch are not in conflict with those of the other branches.
- 20. enforces law, and has responsibility for the governance of a state; president, vice president, cabinet, executive departments, independent agencies, and other boards, commissions, and committees.
- 23. the process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct.