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CIVICS IN ACTION A CITIZENSHIP HANDBOOK

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1 CIVICS IN ACTION A CITIZENSHIP HANDBOOK
VOCABULARY

2 Maintaining peace within the nation
DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY

3 The introduction to a formal document, especially the Constitution
PREAMBLE

4 To grant full citizenship to a foreigner
NATURALIZATION

5 A person who owes loyalty to and is entitled to the protection of a state or nation
CITIZEN

6 Idea that the government must follow procedures established by law and guaranteed by the Constitution DUE PROCESS OF LAW

7 People that members of Congress represent
CONSTITUENTS

8 The right of the Supreme Court to determine if a law violates the Constitution
JUDICIAL REVIEW

9 Powers not specifically mentioned in the Constitution
IMPLIED POWERS

10 A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
REPUBLIC

11 The sharing of power between the federal and state governments
FEDERALISM

12 To formally charge a public official with misconduct in office
IMPEACH

13 Powers shared between the states and the federal government
CONCURRENT POWERS

14 Powers retained by the states
RESERVED POWERS

15 To set something aside for a particular purpose, especially funds
APPROPRIATE

16 Political theory that government is subject to the will of the people
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY

17 An addition to a formal document, such as the Constitution
AMENDMENT

18 Powers belonging only to the federal government and listed in the Constitution
ENUMERATED POWERS


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