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US History Vocabulary #6
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Petition
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A formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority with respect to a particular cause
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Petition
A formal written request, typically one signed by many people, appealing to authority with respect to a particular cause
Necessary and Proper Clause
This clause stretched the power of Congress and is also called the elastic clause.
Strict Construction (Interpretation)
Someone who takes the Constitution very literally and does not see it as a flexible, interpretive document.
Loose Construction (Interpretation)
Interpreting the US Constitution in favor of strengthening the power of the federal government by often stretching the meaning of its delegated powers by using the elastic clause; that is, using implied powers.
Unwritten Constitution
Precedents, judicial decisions, expansion of legal power and procedures not officially in the Constitution.
