Unit 6 Vocab Flashcards
Bicameral
Having two separate lawmaking Chambers
Amendment
A change correction or improvement and added to a document
Checks and balances
A system by which each branch of government limits the power of other branches so that one branch does not become too powerful
Civic virtue
The democratic ideas practices and values that are at the heart of citizenship in a free society
Compromise
A settlement of a dispute by each side giving up some demands
Due process
The legal rules and procedures that the government must observe before depriving a person of life liberty or property
Electoral college
A group of people named by each state legislator to select the president and vice president
Executive branch
The branch of government that executes or carries out the laws and that is headed by the president
Federalism
A form of government in which power is divided between the federal or national government and state government
Implied powers
Authority not specifically mentioned in the Constitution but suggested in its language
Judicial branch
The branch of government that interprets the law
Judicial review
Power of the Supreme Court to say whether any federal state or local law or government action goes against the Constitution
Legislative branch
The lawmaking branch of the government
Limited government
Idea that a government may only use the powers given to it by the people
Manumission
The freeing of individual enslaved persons
