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29 Cards in this Set
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Anti-Federalist
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A person who opposed sharing political power between the states and a national government.
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Articles of Confederation
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A document that outlined the form of govt of the new United States.
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Bill of Rights
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First ten amendments to the us constitution.
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Branches of Government
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Divisions of government legislative, executive, and judicial.
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Consent of the governed
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Lends legitimacy to a ruling government to support of the people.
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Federalist
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A person who supported the creation of a federal system of government as defined by a constitution.
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Ratification
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Approval of the constitution,or amendment, by the states.
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Supremacy Clause
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Statement in Article VI the constitution, laws passed by congress, and treaties of the U.S. "shall be the supreme law of the land".
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Separation of powers
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Division of power the legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
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Popular Sovereignty
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Rule by the people.
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Necessary and proper clause
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Article 1, section 8, of the constitution, which gives congress the power to make all laws for carrying out its duties.
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Limited Government
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A system in which the power of the government is limited by law.
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Federalism
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Power has been divided between the national and state governments.
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Constituent
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A person a member of congress has been elected to represent.
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Checks and balances
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The system where each branch of government exercises some control over the others.
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Article 1
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The legislative branch.
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Article 2
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The Executive branch.
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Article 3
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The judicial branch.
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Article 4
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Relations among the states.
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Article 5
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The Amending process.
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Article 6
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National Supremacy.
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Article 7
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Ratification of the constitution.
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Rights
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Claimsto protection from government intrusion in certain aspects of their lives. |
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Incorporation
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Billof Rights protections (federal) also apply to states and local governments. |
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Intrusion
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Actof entering, controlling, or taking possession of a person’s life, liberty, orproperty. |
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Petition
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Awritten document signed by a large number of people demanding some form ofaction by the government. |
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Immunities
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Exemptionfrom criminal prosecution or punishment on certain conditions. |
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Common Good
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Advantageor benefit to all or, at least, the majority of people in society. |
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Civil Rights
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Personalrights of the Individual citizen or group of citizens as upheld by law. |
