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20 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Preamble
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states the six goals of the constitution; to form a more perfect union, to establish justice, to insure domestic tranquility, to provide for the common defense, to promote the general welfare, to secure the blessings of liberty
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Article I
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Legislative Branch: Congress= powers to pass laws
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Article II
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Executive Branch: President=powers to enforce
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Article III
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Judicial Branch: Supreme Court/Federal Courts=power to interpret laws
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Article IV
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How states deal with each other
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Article V
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How to pass an amendment
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Article VI
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National Supremacy
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Article VII
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ratification/ what it takes to pass an amendment
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Amendment Process
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change to the constitution, requires ratification (agreement of congress or State Legislature) requires 2/3 votes approval of congress must then be approved by state legislature with 3/4 of the fifty state legislatures
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Necessary & Proper Clause
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this claim gives congress the right to make all laws "necessary & proper"
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Popular Sovereignty
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the domination of a single sect of government supported by a majority
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Rule of Law
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states principles of law following
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Seperation of Powers
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the Executive, Legislative, & judicial branches
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Basic Parts of Constitution
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preamble, seven articles
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Two ways to amend the constitution
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present to state legislature, present to congress
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Explain principles underlying the constitution
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delegated-national or federal powers, Reserved Powers- state powers, Concurrent- shared powers(both)
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discuss the flexibility of the constitution
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the constitution was designed in order to be changed as time moved on.
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Checks & Balances
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a limitation on one branch of government
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Federalism
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supportation of the constitution
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Supremacy Clause
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passed supreme law over the people
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