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24 Cards in this Set
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Unalienable
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A human right based on nature or God
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Articles of Confederation
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A weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War
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Constitutional Convention
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A meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 that proposed a new constitution
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Virginia Plan
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Proposal to create a strong national government. Opposed by the smaller states.
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New Jersey Plan
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Proposal to create a weak national government. Opposed by larger states.
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Great Compromise
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Plan to have a popularly elected house based on state population and a state selected senate, with 2 members for each state.
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Republic
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A government in which elected representative make the decisions
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Judicial Review
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The power of the courts to declare Laws unconstitutional
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Federalism
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Government authority shared by national and local governments
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Enumerated powers
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Powers given to the national government alone
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Checks and Balances
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Authority shared by three branches of the government
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Reserved powers
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Powers given to the state government alone
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Concurrent Powers
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Powers shared by the national and state governments
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Separation of powers
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Constitutional authority is shared by three branches of government
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Faction
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A group with a distinct political interest.
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Federalist
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Those who favor a strong national government
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Antifederalist
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Those who favor a weak national government
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Coalition
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An alliance of factions
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Bill of Rights
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First ten amendments to the constitution
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1-Freedom of religion,speech,press,and assembly,the right to petition the government 2-right to bear arms 3-Troops may not be quartered in homes in peace time 4-no unreasonable search and seizures 5-grand jury indictment required to prosecute for a serious crime no double jeopardy,forcing a person to testify against themselves,no loss of life liberty or property with out due process 6-right to speedy,public,impartial trial with defense council and right to cross examine witnesses 7- jury trials in suits exceeding 20 dollars 8- no excessive bailor fines, no cruel or unusual punishment 9-unlisted rights are not necessarily denied 10-powers not directly delegated to the United States or denied to the states are reservedtfo the states
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Habeas Corpus
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An order to produce an arrested person before a judge
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Bill of Attainer
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A law that declares a person, with out a trial, to be guilty of a crime
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Ex Post Facto Law
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A law that makes an act criminal although the act was legal when it was committed
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Amendment
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A new provision in the constitution that has been ratified by the states
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Line Item Veto
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An executive's ability to block a particular provision in a bill passed by the legislature
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