The U.S. Constitution

M. WELLER (United States of America)
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  1. preamble
    a preliminary introduction, as to a statute or constitution
  2. majority rule
    the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group
  3. delegate
    give an assignment to or assign a task to
  4. reserved
    set aside for the use of a particular person or party
  5. concurrent
    occurring or operating at the same time
  6. legislative
    relating to a lawmaking assembly
  7. executive
    persons who administer the law
  8. judicial
    decreed by or proceeding from a court of law
  9. veto
    a vote that blocks a decision
  10. judicial review
    the court's power to decide whether a law is constitutional
  11. amendment
    a statement that is added to a proposal or document
  12. repeal
    cancel officially
  13. cabinet
    group chosen by a head of state to run executive departments
  14. federal
    of a government with central and regional authorities
Created on Wed Dec 09 08:44:25 EST 2020

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