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Chapter 3
The Constitution History 12 |
Chapter 3
The Constitution History 12 |
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Popular Sovereignty
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means the people are the only source of governmental power
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Limited Government
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government is not all-powerful, that it may do only those things that the people have given it the power to do
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Constitutionalism
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the governement must be conducted according to constitutional principles.
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Rule of Law
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government and its officers are always subject to-never above- the law
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Checks and Balances
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each branch is subject to a number of constitutional checks (restraints) by the other branches.
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Judicial Review
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the power to decide whether what government does is in accord with what the constitution provides
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Unconstitutional
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a governmental action found to violate some provision of the Constitution.
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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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Formal Amendment
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changes or additions that become part of the written language of the Constitution itself
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Informal Amendment
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the process by which many changes have been made in the constitution that have not led to changes in the document's written words
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Executive Agreement
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a pact made by the President directly with the head of a foreign state
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