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47 Cards in this Set
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Limited Government
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Basic principle of the American system of government that government is limited in what it can do and the each individual has certain rights that government can't take away
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Representative Government
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System of government in which public polices are made by officials who are selected by voters and held accountable in periodic elections
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Magna Carta
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The Great Charter establishing the principle that the power of the monarchy was not absolute in England, force upon the king by his barons in 1215, and protecting rights such as trial by jury
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repealed
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withdrawn, cancelled
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Electoral College
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the group that officially the President every four years
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Executive agreement
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a pact made by the President directly with the head of a foreign state
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Bill of Rights
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the first 10 amendments
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Formal amendments
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changes or additions that become part of the written language of the Constitution itself
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Federalism
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the division of power among a central government and several regional governments
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Judicial review
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power of the courts to determine whether what government does is in accord with the constitution
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Separation of powers
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basic powers are distributed among three distinct and independent branches of government
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rule of law
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government and it's offices are always subject to the law
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Preamble
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introduction
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Quorum
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majority
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Anti Federalists
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opposed ratification of the constitution
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Federalists
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Favored ratification of the Constitution
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Articles of Confederation
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Agreement among the 13 founding states
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Connecticut Compromise
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Agreement during the Constitutional Convention that Congress should be composed of a Senate in which the states would be represented equally, and a House in which representation is based on the states population
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popular sovereignty
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government can only exist with with the consent of the governed
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New Jersey Plan
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unicameral congress
federal executive |
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Delegates
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representatives
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Albany Plan of Union
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Proposed by Benjamin Franklin
1754 aimed to unite the 13 colonies Plan was turned down by the colonies and the crown |
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unicameral
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one-house
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Confederation
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a joining of several groups for a common purpose
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Privileges and immunities Clause
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no state can draw unreasonable distinctions between it's own residents and those who live in other states
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Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
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Forbade Congress the power to tax the export of goods from any state as well as the power to act on the slave trade for 20 years
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ratification
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formal approval
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Bicameral
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two-house
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Proprietary
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organized by a proprietor
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Charter
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written grant of authority from the king
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Framers
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group of delegates who attended the Philadelphia Convention
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presiding officer
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Chair
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English Bill of Rights
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no standing army in peacetime
all Parlimentary elections must be free Fair trial freedom from excessive bail freedom from cruel and unusual punishment |
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Petition of rights
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limited the kings power
demanded that the king no longer imprison or otherwise punish any person but by the lawful judgement of his peers or by the law of the land |
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Treaty
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a formal agreement between 2 or more sovereign states
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Cabinet
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advisory board to the President
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Senatorial courtesy
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the Senate will approve only those presidential appointees who are acceptable to the Senator or Senators of the President's party from the state involved
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enabling act
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an act directing the people of the territory to frame a proposed State Constitution
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Grant in aid programs
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grants of federal money or other resources to the states and other local units
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revenue sharing
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Congress gave an annual share of federal tax revenue to the states and their cities, counties, and township
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Categorical Grants
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made for a specific purpose
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Block Grants
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Broad purpose
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Project grants
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applied for by states and local agencies
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Interstate compact
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agreements among states and foreign states
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Full Faith and Credit Clause
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recognition and respect of decisions made in other states
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Extradition
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The legal process by which a fugitive from justice in one is returned to that state
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Virginia Plan
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3 branches legislative, executive, judicial
bicameral legislative Rep. based on population or amount of money given to government House of Rep. = Pop. elect Senate = nom. by state legislatures |
