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26 Cards in this Set
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Enumerated/Expressed
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powers given to the federal government only
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concurrent
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those powers shared by the National and State Governments
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executive
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branch of government that enforces the laws
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Preamble
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The introduction to the Constitution that states the goals for government
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Amendment
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Any change to the Constitution
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Separation of Powers
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The idea that government should be divided into three branches to avoid abuse of power
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Charters of the VA company
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Establish that the rights of Englishmen would be guaranteed to the colonists
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Elastic clause
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Gives Congress the power to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out its duties
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Reserved
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Powers given to the state governments only
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Virginia Declaration of Rights
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Serve as the model for the Bill of Rights of the US Constitution
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Legislative
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The branch of government that makes the laws
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Ratification
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To approve the Constitution was ratified June 1788
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Declaration of Independence
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Established and listed the rights of all men _colonial grievances against the king the. the idea of equality under the law and the colonies independence from Great Britain
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Judicial
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The branch of government that interprets or it carries out the law
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Articles of Confederation
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Established the first form of national government for the independent state, allowing the state to keep the major powers of government
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Articles
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The seven sections of the Constitution following the preamble
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Constitution
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Established the structure of the present national government of the United States
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Virginia statue for religious freedom
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Established freedom of religious beliefs and opinion, serving as the basis for part of the First Amendment
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Checks and balances
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A system in which each branch of government is able to limit the power of the other branches
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Shades rebellion
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one of the final event proving the weakness of the Articles of Confederation, in leading to the convention to revise the Articles.
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Naturalization
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Process to become a citizen in the US of A
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Consent of the governed
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People are the source of all government power
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Democracy
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Government where citizens can rule and make laws
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Rule of law
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Government and those that govern are bound by the law
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Limited government
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Government is an all-powerful and only does things people have given it the power to do
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Popular sovereignty
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People have the right to rule themselves
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