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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
| seperation of powers | the split of authoirty among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches |
| checks and balances | a system to keep and one of the branches from becoming too powerful, by allowing the branched to restrain the power of the others |
| expressed powers | the powers specifically granted to the national government |
| resered powers | powers that the Constiution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states |
| concurrent powers | powers that both levels of government can exercise |
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