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12 Cards in this Set
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Preamble
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Introductory statement for the constitution
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Impeach
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when a supreme court justice or president is removed from the congress
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Elastic clause
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Stating that the congress has the ability to make laws
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Federal Judiciary
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A federal judge appointed by the President
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Independent judiciary
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The idea that Judiciary needs to be kept away from other branches of the gov.
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Precedents
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A legal case establishing a principal or a rule
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Judicial Review
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the doctrine under which legislative and executive actions are subject to review, and possible invalidation, by the judiciary.
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Federalism
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a political concept in which a group of members are bound together by covenant with a governing representative head.
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Delegated Powers
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a list of items found in Article I, section 8 of the US Constitution that set forth the authoritative capacity of the United States Congress.
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Reserved powers
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powers that the United States Constitution does not give to the federal government, or forbid to the states, are reserved to the states or the people
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Concurrent Powers
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powers that are shared by the state and the federal government. They may be exercised simultaneously within the same territory and in relation to the same body of citizens.
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Supremacy Clause
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The clause establishes the U.S. Constitution, Federal Statutes, and U.S. treaties as "the supreme law of the land." The text decrees these to be the highest form of law in the U.S. legal system, mandating that all state judges must follow federal law in the face of conflicting state law or when a conflict arises between federal law and a state constitution.
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