Project 1 1.2 & 1.3 Vocabulary

the amount of something (in this case power) in a particular area (in this case a branch of government). It would be more concentrated if one branch holds many powers, it would be less concentrated if they only hold one power.

• integrity

• concentration

• arising

• piracies

interfered in

• revenue

• militia

• imposts

• meddled

belonging or relating separately to each of two or more people or things

• appropriation

• assemble

• concur

• respective

official appointed by the government to live in a foreign country and represent their home country

• excises

• consuls

• respective

• foregoing

bring together for a meeting, assemble

• convene

• prohibition

• motives

• writ of habeas corpus

formal giving up of rights, property, or territory by a state

• repel

• adjournment

• oblige

• cession

a charge of wrongdoing against someone holding a public office

• enriches

• impeachment

• commodities

• ex post facto

this is not referring to the taxes discussed above, but rather aspects of their job they are responsible for

• coin

• auxiliary

• duties

• equity

an official title such as lord, lady, etc.

• yeas

• Title of Nobility

• inevitably

• commerce

a military force made up of the civil population, usually to support a regular army

• respective

• consent

• impeachment

• militia