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50 Cards in this Set
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Popular Sovereignty the peoples rules |
is the principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people
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Federalism the principles of the party |
the federal principle or system of government.
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Reserved Powers assigned to the people |
powers assigned to the people and states |
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Concurrent Powers shared by both |
shared by both the federal government and the state government may be exercised simultaneously within the same territory and in relation to the same body of citizens |
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Impeach charge someone |
charge someone when they do something wrong |
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Bill money |
a piece of paper that has a lot of value |
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Cabinet high ranking |
high ranking state officials, more in the executive branch |
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Judicial Review declare acts |
courts can declare acts of either the executive branch or the legislative branch unconstitutional
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Due Process cannot be deprived |
cant be deprived in life, liberty, or property |
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Preamble opening statement |
opening statements in the untied states constitution |
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Constitution defines the principles |
the procedure in which laws are made and by who
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Enumeration powers of federal government
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described in the Constitution are sometimes called delegated or expressed powers
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Adjourn to spend a meeting |
to postpone |
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Concurrence events in government. |
back to back events |
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Revenue the income of government |
taxation excise duties customs or other sources appropriated to the payment of the public expenses
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Resolution written motion
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written motion adopted by a deliberative body
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Naturalization legal act
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legal act or process by which a non-citizen in a country may acquire citizenship
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Treason attempting to overthrow the government |
the offense of attempting to overthrow the government of one country
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Amendment motion bill constitution in government |
alteration of addition to a motion bill constitution etc
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Ratification approval from the legislative branch
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approval from the legislative branch required to validate government agreements
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Majority government formed by a governing party |
where the largest party in a legislature only has a plurality of seats
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Insurrection revolting against government
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act of revolting against civil authority
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Apportionment basis of population |
the act of apportioning
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Suffrage everyone gets to vote |
right to vote in public elections
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President Elect the new president elected |
person who has been elected president
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Abolition put a END to it
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to do away with
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Checks and Balances guaranteed by the Constitution |
fundamental principle of American government guaranteed by the Constitution
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Expressed Powers US Constitution within 18 clauses |
powers granted to the government
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Implied Powers powers exercised by Congress |
necessary and proper to execute the powers
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Separation of Powers fundamental principle of the United States government |
powers are divided among the legislative branch executive branch and judicial branch
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Bill of Rights first ten amendments to the Constitution |
provide specific freedoms to citizens and limit the power of the government
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Policy plan or course of action |
intended to influence and determine decisions actions and matters
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Republic viewed as a commonwealth
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state in the supreme power rests in the body of citizens to vote and is exercised by representatives chose directly or indirectly by them
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Monarchy king or queen |
rules a kingdom or empire
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Dictatorship absolute power is concentrated
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absolute power is so concentrated
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Oligarchy wealthy landowners royalty or powerful military figures
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run by a small number of people
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Direct Democracy majority of modern Western-style democracies
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people decide policy initiatives directly
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Liberty freedom from independence
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freedom from government or control
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Equality equivalence in number
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state of being equal
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Free Enterprise Its capitalism not communism
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type of economy where products, prices, and services are determined by the market
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Articles of Confederation agreement among the thirteen original states
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that provided a loose federal government before the present constitution
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Virginia Plan known as the Randolph plan
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proposal by delegates for a bicameral legislative branch
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New Jersey Plan single legislative house with equal representation for each state
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unsuccessfully proposed at the constitutional convention
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Great Compromise The Sherman Compromise
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agreement that large and small states reached during the constitutional convention
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Veto the exercise of this right
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the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel the decisions
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Repeal revoke formally or officially
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to revoke by express legislative enactment
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Political party public opinion from citizens to government
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group of people with at least roughly similar political aims and opinions
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Gridlock administrative framework or to impending change in the business
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government inability to function at a normal level due either to complex or conflicting
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Electoral college votes are cast by each state, using a slate of electors
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indirect system for electing the United States president using electoral college votes
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Block grant provide money for general areas of social welfare
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financial aid package that grants federal money to state and local governments for use in social welfare programs
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