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14 Cards in this Set
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popular sovereignty
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poeple are the only source og governmental power. Government can govern only with the consent of the poeple
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limited government
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government is not all-powerfull, that it may do only those things that poeple have given it the power to do
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constitutionalism
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government must be conducted according to constitional principles.
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rule of law
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government and its officers are always subject to the law
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separation of powers
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the american system of gov., that the executive, legislative and judicial powers are divided among 3 independent and coequal branches of gov.
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checks and balances
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system of overlapping the powers of the legislature, executive, and judicial branches; to permit each branch to check the actions of the others
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judicial review
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they have the power to decide whether what government does is in accord with what the constitution provides
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unconstitutional
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to declare illegal, null and void, of no force and effect
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federalism
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the division of power among a central government and several regional governments
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amendments
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a change in a constitution or a law
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formal amendment
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change or additions that become part of the written language of the constitution
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bill of rights
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the first 10 amendments to the constitution
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informal amendment
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the process by which many changes have been made in the constitution that have not led to changes in the document's written words
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executive agreement
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a pact made by the president directly with the head of a foreign state
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