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27 Cards in this Set
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Executive
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President, governors, mayors
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legislative
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congress, state legislatures,city councils
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Judicial
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Supreme Court, federal, state and local courts
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Executive
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make treaties
appoint ambassadors grant pardons appoint supreme court justices see that laws are executed command the army |
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legislative
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coin money
declare war raise armies establish post offices make rules for goverment |
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legislative
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borrow money
call out the militia make laws approve treaties regulate commerce collect taxes |
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Judicial
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decide controversies between states
interpret laws |
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state powers
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create schools
establish marrige laws hold elections |
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National powers
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establish a postal service
coin money determine foreign policy declare war maintain armed forces |
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State and National powers
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maintain law and order
borrow money tax citizens create courts |
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Articles of Confederation
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On may 25, 1787, delegates from 12 states met to revise the....
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Federalism
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A sharing of powers between a central government and state governments, such as that proposed by the Constitution, is called....
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Article 1. Legislative Branch
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all legistative powers are given to congress, which has two parts, a House of reps and a senate
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section 2.
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the house of reps is choesen every 2 years
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section 3.
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the senate is made up of 2 senators from each state. senators serve for 6 years. the vice president is president of the senate, but he/she does not vote unless there is a tie.
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Article 1
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alll bills for raising revenue (taxes)shall start in the house of reps. once a bill passes both the house and senate, it must be signed by the president befor it becomes a law.
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Article 1
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congress has the power to decare war, make laws and coin money.
it was a living document elastic clause, stretch constitution to meet needs |
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Article 2. the Executive branch
section 1 |
the executive power is given to the president whose term of office is 4 years,2 terms max.
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Article 2
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the presidents powers include, grant pardons, make treaties, command the army.
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Article 3 the judicial Branch
section 1 |
the judicial power is given to the supreme court and the inferior courts
determinds whether a law is constitutional or not 9 supreme court justices, appointed for life. |
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Article 3
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the supreme court does not listen to all cases but only certain kinds of cases. theses include, treason, affecting ambassedors, problems between 2 or more states.
interpret the constitution |
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weaknesses of articles of confederation
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1. couldn't collect taxes,
could not force states to pay 2.no strong leader, not one person in charge 3 couldnt settle disputes between states, no federal court system 4. couldnt tax imports 5. states have the power |
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land ordinance of 1785
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township- 6x6 miles
then divided into 36 sections each one 1 mile square the government sold each 1 kept money from 35 for gov. gave $ from 1 to public school |
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northwest ordinance of 1787
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it was a method for a teritory to become a state.
1. congress appointed a governor, secretary, 3 judges 2. 5000 men of voting age could send a nonvoting delegate to congress 3. when there was 60,000 population drafted state constitution and apply for statehood. |
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Federalism
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1. national gov. more powerful
2. opposite of confederation 3. created by constitiution |
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the Great Compromise
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settled the problem of the small vs. large state.
it created a 2 house congress- house of reps, based on population- senate, 2 from every state |
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the 3/5 compromise
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3/5 of the slaves could be counted for population, it was the advantage for the southern states because they had the most slaves it made the stae larger.
but the slaves still had no freedom |
