social studies vocab

Assume

Take Over

Cabinet

A group of advisors to the president who each head a department of the executive branch

Domestic

Within one owns country

Elastic clause

The clause in an article, one of the constitution that grants congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers granted in the constitution

Faction

Rival groups, often within a larger group

Fund

To give money for a particular purchase

Precedent

An action or event that serves as a guide for similar actions or events in the future

Ratify

To give formal approval to something so it can become legal or valid

Supreme Court

The highest judicial court in a country or state

Tariff

A tax that is placed on goods brought into one country from another