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consisting of two houses, or chambers, especially in the legislature

to be the same as or corresponding to

a formal plan of government

an agreement between two or more sides in which each side gives up some of what it wants

a law or regulation

to overturn or defeat, as a bill proposed in Congress

to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law

to set something aside for a particular purpose, especially funds

to grant full citizenship to a foreigner

a proposed law under consideration by a legislature

the sharing of power between the federal and state governments

a part of a document, such as the Constitution, that deals with a single subject

the system in which each branch of government has a check on the other two branches so that no one branch becomes too powerful

the branch of government that makes the nation's laws

gives or "stretches" the power of Congress to make laws " necessary and proper" to carry out powers

the branch of government, including the federal court system, that interprets the nation's laws

the branch of government , headed by the president, that carries out the nation's laws and policies

limitations on a government prescribed by law; or by a constitution

favoring a republic, or representative democracy, as the best form of government

rights that we all have; "life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness", unalienable rights

powers not specifically mention in the Constitution

an addition to a formal document such as the Constitution

powers shared by the states and the federal government

the right of the Supreme Court to determine if a law violates the Constitution

powers retained by the states

powers belonging only to the federal government

the introduction to a formal document, especially the Constitution

the division of the federal government into 3 branches; to prevent any single group or institution from gaining too much authority

political theory that government is subject to the will of the people

to formally charge a public official with misconduct in office