Civics Vocabulary

Expressed Powers

• Powers given to the state

• Powers of the federal government written in the Constitution

• Powers not listed but are deemed "necessary and proper"

Implied powers

• Powers of the federal government written down in the Constitution

• Powers of the federal government not written down but are

  "necessary and proper"

• Powers given to the states

Federalism

• Gives each branch of government ways to limit the powers of the other branches

• Separating power between the 3 branches of government

• Separating power between the Federal/National government and the State

Separation of powers

• Dividing the power of the government into 3 branches

• Division of power between the states and the national government

• Gives each branch of government a way to limit the powers of the other branches

Fee paid by the bank for the use of money

• Debt

• Capital

• Interest

When government spends more on goods and services in relation to the about collected in revenue: "debt"

• Surplus

• Deficit

• Taxes

When government collects more in taxes than it spends on goods and services

• Deficit

• Taxes

• Surplus

When the president picks a person to fill a particular job in government

• Veto

• Appoint

• Approve

The amount of money government collects with taxes and fees

• revenue

• interest

• dividends

A political party that is not apart of the 2 party system that introduces new ideas and supports particular issues

• Liberal

• Third Party

• Conservative