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32 Cards in this Set
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What are the first 10 amendments?
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Bill of Rights
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The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution concerning basic individual liberties.
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Bill of Rights
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What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
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Protect individual freedom
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What are the principles of the Constitution?
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1. Popular Sovereignty
2. Limited Government 3. Checks and Balances 4. Separation of Power 5. Federalism 6. Judicial Review |
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What branch do the president and cabinet represent?
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Executive Branch
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What branch is congress in?
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Legislative Branch
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What branch is the supreme court in?
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Judicial Branch
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What did the Marbury VS. Madison case do?
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The JUDICIAL REVIEW
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Organization that seeks to win elections in order to influence the activities of the government.
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Political Parties
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What is the main purpose of the political party?
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Influence government and decide what course the country goes for.
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2 major political parties?
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Republican and Democrat
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Prior to democrats there was?
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The PROGRESSIVES
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Who avises the president?
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Cabinet
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What amendment limits the presidents to two terms?
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22nd Amendment
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Which president achieved more than 2 political terms?
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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What is the purpose of the preamble?
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To set the goals of the Constitution
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How much senators does each state have?
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2
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What type of government does the U.S. have?
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Republic
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What is a republic?
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It allows the U.S. to elect officials to govern the country.
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What power does check and balance have?
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To VETO
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The 3 branches of government have?
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Separation of power
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The power or right vested in one branch of a government to reject bills passed by the legislature.
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Veto
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To revoke or withdraw
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Repeal
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A majority greater than a specified number, as 60%, of the total: required to pass certain types of legislation.
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Supermajority
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We the people is what type of principle?
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Popular Sovereignty
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Voting is what type of principle?
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Popular Sovereignty
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What is federalism?
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The separation/dividing of powers.
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What does the Legislative branch do?
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Create the laws, implement them.
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What does the Executive branch do?
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Approve or veto the laws.
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What does the Judicial branch do?
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Review and make the laws constitutional
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What are the criticisms of the Constitution?
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1. System creates gridlock
2. True representative government 3. Electoral vote |
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The vote cast in the electoral college of the U.S. by the representatives of each state in a presidential election.
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Electoral vote
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