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7 Cards in this Set
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Popular Sovereignty
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The fundamental principle that the power to govern belongs to the people
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Separation of Powers
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The division of government's executive, legislative, and judicial powers into three separate branches
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Checks and Balances
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A system in which political power is divided among the three branches of government, with each having some control over the others
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Federalism
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The division of governmental power, as expressed in the United States constitution, between the national government and the states
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Amendment
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A formal Statement of change to a law or constitution
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Bill of Rights
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the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States
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Lame Duck
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An elected official during the period between failure to win re-election and the inauguration of a successor
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