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50 Cards in this Set
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Not all countries are ran by popular sovereignty.
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power of the people
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Your mail that you receive is federal property, so someone dealing with mail crimes are federalism laws.
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A system of government in which powers is divided between a central authority and constituent political units.
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People are granted reserved powers.
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Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution are reserved to the states or the people
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Concurrent powers help maintain our roads.
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shared by both the federal government and each constituent political unit
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You have to have evidence to impeach the president
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charge the holder of a public office with misconduct
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The cabinet helps the president with his work.
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Cabinet is the executive of government. In the Canadian federal government, the cabinet is made up of the prime minister and members of parliament, and sometimes senators, chosen by the prime minister
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A bill has been sent through the branches of government to be passed.
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a form or draft of a proposed statute presented to a legislature, but not yet enacted or passed and made law.
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There has always been a debate of the appropriateness of judicial review.
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the power to adjudicate the constitutional of the laws of government.
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Citizens are provided due process so things will be fair for them.
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fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement
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The preamble helps us understand the purpose of laws.
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the introductory part of a statute or deed, stating its purpose, aims, and justification
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The constitution is to help our country have laws to live by.
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the composition of something
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The enumeration of the people in your house is important when buying things from the store.
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the action of establishing the number of something
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The court decided to adjourn the case until more details were discovered.
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to take a break and save it for another time
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We all have to concurrence on the situation to make any progress.
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the fact of two or more events or circumstances happening or existing at the same time
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Our revenue is very low in West Virginia.
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items or amounts constituting a state's income
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She had a resolution not to go with her friend that was making a bad choice.
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a firm decision to do or not to do something
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The new kid naturalization into the united states.
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the admittance of a foreigner to the citizenship of a country
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The foreigner treason the U.S by trying to hurt our government.
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the crime of betraying one's country
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The president made an amendment in the constitution.
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a minor change in a document
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The president gave them ratification to change the law.
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the action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid:
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The majority of the people went in our group.
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1/2 plus 1
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He committed the crime insurrection, now he will pay the price for his actions.
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a violent uprising against an authority or government
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They took an apportionment on their decision.
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the action or result of apportioning something
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I didn't suffrage because I wasn't eighteen.
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the right to vote in political elections
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Donald Trump is in president elect right now.
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a person who has been elected president but has not yet taken up office
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The abolition of the company made several people lose their job.
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the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution
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The checks and balances were being investigated
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ensuring that political power is not concentrated in the hands of individuals or groups.
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The government has the right to expressed powers of each state
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Power to tax & borrow
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The government implied powers.
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are the powers exercised by Congress which are not explicitly given by the Constitution itself but necessary and proper to execute the powers
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The separation of powers helps our laws be equal.
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an act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies. |
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The bill of rights helps people have rights such as freedom of speech.
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A formal declaration of the legal and civil rights of citizens of any state,country, federation, etc
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The policy of the company helped us run the business. |
A course of principle of action adopted or proposed by a government, party, business, or individual |
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The republic helps make decisions for us. |
A group with a certain equality between its members |
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The monarchy made some people mad with decisions he made. |
A form of government with a monarch at head. |
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The dictatorship was unfair to all the people. |
Government by a dictator |
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The English aristocratic oligarchy of the 19th century. |
A small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution |
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The direct democracy was the kings decision. |
A form of democracy in which people decide policy initiatives directly |
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Individuals should enjoy the liberty to pursue their own interests and preferences. |
The state of being free with society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views. |
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The equality of the decisions were fair. |
The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities |
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The business were at free enterprise. |
An economic system in which private business operates in competition and largely free of state control |
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The articles of confederation is what started the U.S government. |
The original constitution of the U.S, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the U.S constitution in 1789 |
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The Virginia plan was interpreted by James Madison. |
The large plan was a proposal by Virginia delegates for bicameral legislative branch |
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The New Jersey plan failed when trialed. |
A plan unsuccessfully proposed at the constitutional convention providing for a single legislative house with equal representation for each state |
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The Great Compromise helped us come together as a whole. |
An agreement that large and small states reached during the constitutional convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States |
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The president vetoed the decision. |
To reject bills passed by the legislature |
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Repeal is almost always used in the context of law. |
To revoke or withdraw formally or officially |
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The political party had to make some changes for everyone to agree. |
An organized group of people with at least roughly similar political aims and opinions |
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The gridlock was difficult to pass because the votes were even. |
Business or institution's inability to function at a normal level due either to complex or conflicting procedures within the administration framework or to impending change in the business |
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There are currently 538 total electoral college votes. |
An indirect system for electing the president |
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A block grant provides programs to help low income people. |
A grant from a central government that a local authority can allocate to a wide range services |
