Unit 4 Vocab.

3. A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
6. Powers: Powers directly stated in the constitution
8. Opinion: Statement that presents the views of the majority of supreme court justices regarding a case
9. Sovereignty: Rule by the people
11. The basic principle that government and those who govern must obey the law
15. Branch: Interprets the laws
16. Powers: Powers claimed by a president that are not expressed in the Constitution but is inferred from it
21. Powers: Powers are given to the state government alone
22. Committee: A temporary committee made to work out differences between the House and Senate versions of a specific piece of legislation
23. Committee: Permanent group to oversee bills that deal with certain issues
26. Government: The idea that certain restrictions should be placed on the government to protect the natural rights of citizens.
27. and Balances: System that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
28. Change to the Constitution
29. Not allowed under the constitution

1. Review: The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional
2. to reject
4. Numbered sections of a document
5. Court: The highest federal court in the United States
7. Branch: Enforces laws
10. Branch: Makes laws
12. Charges against a president approved by a majority of the House of Representatives
13. of Law: Principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern (no one is above the law)
14. A lengthy speech designed to delay or kill the vote on a bill; used only in the Senate
16. Powers: Powers not specifically mentioned in the constitution
17. of Powers: Constitutional division of powers in the branches of government
18. Veto: President's power to kill a bill, if Congress is not in session, by not signing it for 10 days
19. Powers: Powers shared by the national and state governments
20. Introduction to the Constitution
24. Opinion: A statement written by a justice who disagrees with the majority opinion, presenting his or her opinion
25. Clause/Necessary and Proper Clause: The clause in Article I, Section 8, grants Congress the power to do whatever is necessary to execute its specifically delegated powers.