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20 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Preamble
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the opening section of the Constitution
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Article I
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Deals with Legislative Branch=Congress=Powers to pass laws
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Article II
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Deals with Executive Branch=President=Powers to enforce
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Article III
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Deals with Judicial Branch=Supreme Court=Powers to interpret laws
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Article IV
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Deals with how states deal with one another
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Article V
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Amendment Process
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Article VI
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National Supremecy (Federal law rules over all)
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Article VII
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Ratification
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Amendment Process
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1-Changes are proposed by a member of Congress
2-For passage in Congress, amendments require 2/3 vote of approval 3-Next step is presentation to State Legislatures 4-Requires 3/4 vote approval of the 50 state legislature |
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Necessary and Proper Clause (Elastic Clause)
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This clause gives Congress the right to make all lawas "necessary and proper" to carry out the powers expressed in the other clauses.
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Popular Sovereignty
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The notion that power lies with the people
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Rule of Law
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Principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern
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Separation of Powers
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The 3 branches (legislative, executive, and judicial)
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Checks and Balances
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A system in which each branch of government is able to check, or restrain, the power of the others
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Federalism
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A form of government in which power is divided between the federal, or national, government and the states
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Enumerated (Expressed/Delegated) Powers
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Powers that Congress has that are specifically listed in the Constitution
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Reserved Powers
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Powers that the Constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states
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Concurrent Powers
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Powers shared by the state and federal governments
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Supremacy Clause
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***The clause that states that Federal laws overrule State laws***
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Implied Powers
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Powers that Congress has that are not stated explicitly in the Constitution
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