A More Perfect Union Vocabulary

Consisting of two houses especially in a legislature

• amendment

• bicameral

• precedent

• impressment

The process used by a legislative body to bring charges against a public official

• federalism

• ratify

• impeachment

• bicameral

The sharing of power between federal and state government

• federalism

• reserved powers

• amendment

• concurrent powers

To give official approval to

• ratify

• precedent

• bicameral

• impeachment

An addition to a formal document

• reserved powers

• ratify

• precedent

• amendment

The right of the Supreme court to determine if a law violates the Constitution

• amendment

• judicial review

• reserved powers

• delegated powers

Powers shared by the states and the Federal government

• reserved powers

• concurrent powers

• delegated powers

• ratify

Powers retained by the States

• concurrent powers

• amendment

• delegated powers

• reserved powers

Powers given to the Federal Government

• precedent

• reserved powers

• delegated powers

• concurrent powers

A Tradition or unwritten rule

• amendment

• ratify

• precedent

• impeachment