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15 Cards in this Set
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Name the six basic principles in the constitution
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Popular Sovereignty, Limited Government, Separation of Powers, Judicial Review, Checks and Balances, and Federalism
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Define popular sovereignty
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government can only govern with the consent of the governed (consent of the people)
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Define limited government
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Government is not all powerful / government must follow the law
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Define Judicial Review
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power of the courts to decide whether or not a law is constitutional
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Fedearlism
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dividing the power between the federal government and state and local governments
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The first article of the Constitution is about:
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Congress (the legislative branch)
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The second article of the Constitution is about:
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The President (the executive branch)
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The third article of the Constitution is about:
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The judicial branch (the Supreme Court and other courts)
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What are formal amendments
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Written changes to the constitution
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How many formal amendments do we have?
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27
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What are informal amendments?
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changes in the Constitution that have not led to changes is the document (informal changes are not in writing)
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Name five forms of informal amendment
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basic legislation, executive action, court decisions, party practices, customs
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How many methods of formal amendments are there?
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4
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Describe the first method of formal amendment
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proposed by 2-3 vote in both houses of congress then ratified by 3/4 of state legislatures
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Describe the second method of formal amendment
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proposed by 2/3 vote in both houses then ratified by 3/4 of conventions held in the states
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