Vocabulary

3. the power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and actions of local, state, or national governments unconstitutional
5. Rights that are required to live a free and equitable life and cannot be interfered with
8. the tax levied on individual and corporate earnings
9. the constitution that gives Congress the right to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out the powers expressed in the other clauses
10. government censorship of information before it is published or broadcast
11. the constitution, laws passed by congress, and treaties of the U.S. shall be the supreme law of land
13. the system where each branch of government exercises some control over the others
14. to approve
17. money paid in order to vote
18. the philosophy that the Supreme Court should avoid taking the initiative on social and political questions
19. an outgoing official serving out the remainder of a term, after retiring or being defeated for re-election
20. powers the constitution grants or delegates to the national government
21. rule by the people

1. a system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
2. a system in which the power of the government is limited, not absolute
4. to accuse a public official of misconduct in office
6. principle in the 5th amendment that the government must follow proper constitutional procedures in trials and in other actions it takes against individuals
7. the authority of a court to rule on certain cases
12. to return a criminal or fugitive who flees across state lines back to the original state lines back to the original state
15. a law that requires periodic checks of government agencies to see if they are still needed
16. the division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government