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8 Cards in this Set
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bicameral
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divided into 2 parts (houses)
ex) English Parliament & state legislatures |
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cabinet
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secretaries (heads) of executive depts advise pres: help make decisions & set govn't policy
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compromise
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agreement b/w 2+ sides where each gives up some of what it wants
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federalism
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system where power to govern shared b/w national govn't & states
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judicial review
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-Supreme Court's power to examine laws & actions of local, state & national govn'ts & to cancel them if violate Const.
-assumed power in case of Marbury v. Madison (1803) -review presidential policies |
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popular sovereignty
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authority of the people,
govn't by consent of the governed |
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Preamble
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Const. introduction (Gouverneur Morris) reflects Amer govn't basic principle: right of people to govern themselves (popular sovereignty & republicanism), lists 6 govn't goals
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ratify
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approve
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