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40 Cards in this Set
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Articles of Confederation |
first failed government before the Constitution
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ratification
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the official way to confirm something, usually by vote.
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levy
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to impose a tax, fine, or fee
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Founders (and Framers)
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a person who manufactured an article
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Virginia Plan
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a plan Edmund Rudolph came up with to split the powers of the government and to keep bigger states equal with the smaller ones
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New Jersey Plan
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a plan to keep the smaller states equal to the bigger states (2 senators per state)
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Great Compromise
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was an agreement that large and small states reached that each state would follow the legislative structure and representation under the United States |
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Three-Fifths Compromise
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that each state could only count 3/5 of it's slave population
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Executive Branch
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the branch of government that enforces laws |
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Judicial Branch
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the branch of government that interprets laws
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Legislative Branch
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the branch of government that creates laws |
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Checks & Balances
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an organization or system ensuring that political power is not in the hands of individuals or groups. |
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Antifederalists
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people who didn't support the constitution
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Federalists |
people who supported the new government and the constitution |
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Federalism
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an type of government that splits powers between the states and the government
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majority rule
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the principle that the greater number should exercise greater power.
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amendment
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a major change or addition to a document
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Bill of Rights
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the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution.
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House of Representatives
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435 people who were elected to be in the lower house of US congress |
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Senate
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a smaller upper assembly in the US congress |
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Congress
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the legislative body of the US |
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Popular Sovereignty
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the principle that the authority of the government is created and supervised by the consent of the people
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Republicanism
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the idea of the government or society be governed by republic idea |
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separation of powers
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the idea of separation of a government or a leader so it doesn't get too powerful
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limited government
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A government in which enforcing laws is limited and weak
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bicameralism
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Enactment of laws which requires the approval of the majority of the members in each of the legislature. |
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judicial review
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a review by the supreme court of a validity of the law with the constitution |
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impeachment
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a process when an official is accused of an unlawful act and is (if guilty) removed from their position |
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quorum
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a minimum of numbers of people needed to attend an assembly for the assembly to be valid |
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revenue
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an income of a large company or government
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veto
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a constitutional right to reject a decision made by a law-making body
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naturalization |
the process in which U.S. citizenship is granted to an immigrant if he or she fulfills the requirements established by Congress |
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elastic clause
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an article in the US constitution for granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary to carry out plans |
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natural born citizen
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a citizen of the US that was born in the US
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electoral college
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a body of people representing the states of the US who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president. |
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Supreme Court
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the highest judicial court in a country or state |
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suffrage
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the right to vote in political elections
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due process of law
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fair treatment through the normal judicial system |
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bail
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the temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial
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Constitution |
body of fundamental principles established by a government as guidelines and laws to follow by |
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