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16 Cards in this Set
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Popular Sovereignty |
government by consent of the governed |
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Preamble |
the beginning of the US Constitution, which describes its purposes |
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Majority Rule |
a system in which the decision of more than half the people is accepted by all |
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Delegated Power |
a power given to the federal government by the Constitution |
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Reserved Power |
a power set aside by the Constitution for the states or for the people |
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Concurrent Power |
a power shared by the federal government and the states |
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Limited Government |
a system in which the government powers are carefully spelled out to prevent government from becoming to powerful |
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Separation of Powers |
a three-way division of power among the branches of the federal government |
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Legislative Branch |
the lawmaking branch of the government |
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Executive Branch |
the branch of the government that carries out the laws |
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Judicial Branch |
the branch of the government that interprets the laws and punishes the lawbreakers |
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Check and Balances |
a system in which the powers of the government are balanced among different branches so that each branch can check, or limit the power of the other branches |
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Veto |
a refusal of the president or of the governor to sign a bill |
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Amendment |
a written change to the Constitution |
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Repeal |
to cancel or revoke |
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Cabinet |
the leaders of the executive departments who also act as advisers to the president |
