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chapter 11 government vocab

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expressed powers

explicitly, in its specific wording

by reasonable deduction from the expressed powers

inherent powers

by creating a national government for the United States

strict constructionists

one who argues a narrow interpretation of the Constitution's provisions

general agreement

a charge levied by government on persons or property to raise money to meet public needs

one that must be paid directly to the government by the person on whom it is imposed- for example tax on land

one first paid by one person but then passed on to another

all of the money borrowed by the Federal Government over the years and not yet repaid

deficit financing

the power of congress to regulate interstate and foreign trade

any kind of money that a creditor must by law accept in payment for debts

the legal proceeding in which the bankrupt's assets are distributed among those to whom he or she owes debts

process by which citizens of one country become citizens of another

the exclusive right of an author to reproduce, publish, and sell his or her creative work

grants a person the sole right to manufacture, use, or sell "any new and useful art, machine, m manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement

the inherent power to take private property for public use

assigns to a particular use

Necessary and Proper Clause

givers Congress the expressed power to make necessary and proper laws

a principle or fundamental policy

a replacement, someone to fill the vacancy, subject to a majority vote in both houses of Congress

to accuse, bring charges

find them not guilty

lying under oath

a legal order directing one to appear in court and/or to produce certain evidence

to issue a formal condemnation

liberal constructionists

one who argues a broad interpretation of the provisions of the Constitution

Thomas Jefferson

"government is best which governs least"; wanted the States to keep as much power as possible

Alexander Hamilton

believed that the country needed "an energetic government"

Limits on the Commerce Power

1) cannot tax exports 2) cannot favor the ports of one Sate over those of an y other in the regulation of trade 3) cannot require that "vessels bound to, or from, one State, be obliged to enter, clear, or pay duties in another" 4) could not interfere with the slave trade, at least not until the year 1808

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