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the forfeiture of land and civil rights suffered as a consequence of a sentence of death for treason or felony.
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a custom whereby presidential appointments are confirmed only if there is no objection to them by the senators from the appointee's state, especially from the senior senator of the president's party from that state.
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the admittance of a foreigner to the citizenship of a country.
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a legislative body, such as the U.S. Senate, that achieves stability by staggering the terms of its members to prevent more than a minority of seats from changing in a single election.
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allows Congress 'To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the [enumerated] Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer there.
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are authoritative actions that aren't specifically granted to Congress in the Constitution but are considered necessary to fulfill governmental duties.
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include the power to coin money, regulate foreign and interstate commerce, declare war, grant patents and copyrights and more.
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means the power of Congress to regulate foreign commerce, interstate commerce, and commerce with Native American tribes in the U.S. Legal tender coins or banknotes that must be accepted if offered in payment of a debt.
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the exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same.
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with retroactive effect or force.
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one who favors giving a narrow conservative construction of a given document or instrument.
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a government authority or license conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention.
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which allows a judge to consider other factors when deciding the meaning of a phrase or document.
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a member of a constituency.
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is a tax collected by an intermediary (such as a retail store) from the person who bears the ultimate economic burden of the tax (such as the consumer).
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divide and allocate.
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the state of being bankrupt.
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a tax, such as income tax, that is levied on the income or profits of the person who pays it, rather than on goods or services.
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an official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details of individuals.
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call into question the integrity or validity of (a practice).
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