Social Studies

Christopher C.
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  1. direct tax
    a tax paid directly by the person or organization on whom it is levied
    (Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons.)
  2. representative
    serving to typify
    Article I - The Legislative Branch Note

    Section 1 - The Legislature

    All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
  3. House of Representatives
    the lower legislative assembly of the United States Congress
    Article I - The Legislative Branch Note

    Section 1 - The Legislature

    All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
  4. preamble
    a preliminary introduction, as to a statute or constitution
    Preamble Note

    We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
  5. legislative branch
    the part of the government that makes laws
    Article I - The Legislative Branch Note

    Section 1 - The Legislature

    All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
  6. impeachment
    the act of charging an official with an offense committed while in office
    The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.
  7. legislative
    relating to a lawmaking assembly
    Article I - The Legislative Branch Note

    Section 1 - The Legislature

    All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
  8. Constitution
    the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states
    Preamble Note

    We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
  9. Congress
    the legislature of the United States government
    Article I - The Legislative Branch Note

    Section 1 - The Legislature

    All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
  10. representation
    standing in for someone and speaking on their behalf
    When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies.
  11. citizen
    a native or naturalized member of a state
    No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.
  12. Senate
    the upper house of the United States Congress
    Article I - The Legislative Branch Note

    Section 1 - The Legislature

    All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
  13. executive
    a person responsible for the administration of a business
    When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies.
  14. election
    a vote choosing the winner of a position or political office
    When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies.
  15. liberty
    freedom of choice
    Preamble Note

    We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
Created on Fri Jun 08 08:44:44 EDT 2012

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