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11 Cards in this Set
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separation of powers
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constitutional authority is shared by three different branches of government
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faction
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a group with a distinct political interest
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Federalists
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Those who favor a stronger national government
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Antifederalists
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Those who favor a weaker 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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habeas corpus
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an order to produce an arrested person before a judge
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bill of attainder
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a law that declares a person, without 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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