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Why is the constitution called a "Living Document?" |
because you can change it |
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Why did the delegates start the preamble to the Constitution with the words "We, the people?" |
to announce that the Constitution bases it's authority on the people themselves. |
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What is the primary work of congress? |
making the laws of the united states |
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What is the final step before a national bill becomes a law? |
the president either signs or veto's it and it goes back to senate and the house and can vote again if vetoed. |
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why does each state have two senators? |
because they wanted to get small states a voice, |
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what is the purpose of the system of checks and balances? |
it's a system that enables each branch of the government to mimick the power of the other two branches. Also helps prevent from having one branch being too powerful. |
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what are the duties of the executive branch? |
carries out the laws |
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what are the responsibilities of the judicial branch? |
interprets the laws |
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How can the US population directly participate in government? |
by voting |
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Which powers are shared by state and national government? |
establish courts, borrow money construct and maintain roads |
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what refers to sharing of power between national and state governments? |
Federalism is the system that shares power between national and state governments. (federal system) |
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An Amendment to the constitution can be ratified by three fourths of who? |
senate and house |
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who can propose an amendment to the constitution? |
congress or house |
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what is "supreme law of land?" |
that no other laws or actions from the government or state can conflict with constitution |
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short answer |
From picture,answer question from it. |
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how does the president balance the power of congress? |
the president checks congress when does not sign a bill, congress check him if the vote is 2/3 majority to override the veto. |
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how does the supreme court prevent the president and Congress from abusing their power? |
reject treaties and laws |
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how does congress check the power of the president? |
overide vetos |
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how has or has not the Constitution created a more perfect union? |
they wanted the states to cooperate with each other, and have a strong relationship between national and state government. which it has. |
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what is democracy? Do we really live in a democratic society? why or why not? |
yes, because we have freedom of speech, right to vote. which democracy means that the people of the U.S get to elect their leaders. |
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who makes up the executive branch at each of the following levels: 1- Federal 2-state 3-local |
1-president 2- governor 3-mayor, county excutive |
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who makes up the legistlative branch at each of the following levels? 1- Federal 2-state 3-local |
1-us. congress 2- state legislature 3-city council |
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who makes up the judical branch at each of the following levels: 1-federal 2-state 3-local |
1-u.s supreme court, us court of apples us circuit court 2-state court of aples, state supreme court 3- state circuit courts |
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what is their main job? give an example of a decision the judicial would make at each of the following levels? 1-federal 2-state 3-local |
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what is their main job? give an example of a decision the executive branch would make at each of the following levels? 1- federal 2 state 3 local |
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what is their main job? Give an example of a decision the legislative branch would make at each of the following levels? 1- federal 2-state 3- local |
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