CIVICS IN ACTION

A CITIZENSHIP HANDBOOK

VOCABULARY

DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY

Maintaining peace within

the nation

PREAMBLE

The introduction to a formal document,

especially the Constitution

NATURALIZATION

To grant full citizenship

to a foreigner

CITIZEN

A person who owes loyalty to and is entitled

to the protection of a state or nation

DUE PROCESS OF LAW

Idea that the government must follow procedures established by law

and guaranteed by the

Constitution

CONSTITUENTS

People that members of

Congress represent

JUDICIAL REVIEW

The right of the Supreme Court

to determine if a law violates the

Constitution

IMPLIED POWERS

Powers not specifically

mentioned in the

Constitution

REPUBLIC

A government in which citizens rule through

elected representatives

FEDERALISM

The sharing of power between the federal and

state governments

IMPEACH

To formally charge a public

official with misconduct in

office

CONCURRENT POWERS

Powers shared between the

states and the federal

government

RESERVED POWERS

Powers retained by the states

APPROPRIATE

To set something aside for a particular purpose,

especially funds

POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY

Political theory that

government is subject to the

will of the people

AMENDMENT

An addition to a formal document, such as the Constitution

ENUMERATED POWERS

Powers belonging only to the federal

government and listed in the

Constitution