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22 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Preamble
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The Introduction to the Constitution.
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Articles
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The Constitution is divided into seven numbered sections.
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Constitutionalism
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The government must be conducted according to constitutional principles.
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Rule of Law
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The government and its officers are always subject to the law.
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Separation of powers
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When legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government are distributed separated.
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Check and Balances
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Each branch is subject to a number of constitutional checks by the other branches.
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Veto
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President can reject any act of congress.
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Judicial Review
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The power of the court to determine whether what government does is in accord with what the Constitution provides.
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Unconstitutional
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To declare illegal.
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Federalism
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The division of power among a central government and several regional governments.
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Amendment
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A change to the Constitutions written words.
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Formal Amendment
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Changes or additions that become part of the written language of the Constitution.
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First Method
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An amendment may be proposed by two-thirds vote in each house of Congress and be ratified by three-fourths of the state legislatures.
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Second Method
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An amendment may be proposed by congress and then ratified by conventions, called for that purpose.
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Third Method
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Proposed by a national convention, called by congress at the request of 2/3 of the state legislatures
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Fourth Method
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Proposed by a national convention and ratified by conventions in three fourths of the states.
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Bill of Rights
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The first ten amendments.
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Executive Agreement
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A pact made by the president directly with the head of foreign state.
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Treaty
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A formal agreement with two or more sovereign states.
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Electoral College
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The group that makes the formal selection of the nation's president.
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Cabinet
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Heads of the 15 executive departments.
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Senatorial Courtesy
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Senate will approve only those presidental appointees who are acceptable to the senators of the President's party from the state involved.
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