Constitution Flash Cards

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Articles of Confederation

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first failed government before the Constitution

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ratification

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To approve, sign, put into effect

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levy

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Means to collect, ask for something.

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Founders (and Framers)

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Authors, writers, & creators

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Virginia Plan

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created 3 branches of government

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New Jersey Plan

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proposed a branch of congress with equal representation

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Great Compromise

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officially adopted two law making bodies, the Senate and House of Representatives

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Three-Fifths Compromise

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southern states could count 3/5ths of their slave population towards their overall population

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Executive Branch

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Enforce or creates laws

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Judicial Branch

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interprets the law or makes rulings based upon previous decisions or statue

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Legislative Branch

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Law making body, they create laws

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Checks & Balances

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provides each branch with the power to monitor and watch over another branch

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Antifederalists

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citizens who wanted a bill of Right included i n the Constitution and states to maintain some of their powers

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Federalists

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wanted a strong central government where the powers are shared between the state and national government

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Federalism

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principle found in constitution that creates the idea of shared powers between states and federal government

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majority rule

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in voting situations, larger vote prevails

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amendment

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change to the constitution

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Bill of Rights

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first ten amendments to the Constitution, deal mainly with individual rights and liberties

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House of Representatives

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law making body of Congress that contains 435 (+3 for District of columbia) members. Each state has an assigned amount of members based on their population

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Senate

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law making body of Congress that contains 100 members. Equal numbers of members for each state.

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Congress

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law making body made up of the house of representatives and senate

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Popular Sovereignty

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principle of the constitution that the "people" of U.S hold the power or rule

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Republicanism

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people exercise their power through voting or electing their representatives

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separation of powers

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the federal government powers are divided among the 3 branches of government

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limited government

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Each member of government must follow the "rule of law", no special law or privileges for government officials. they are the same as everyone else

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bicameralism

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Legislative body made up of two law making bodies (senate and House Of Representatives)

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judicial review

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the supreme court allows court to determine whether something was done legally or illegally, or check the "constitutionality"

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impeachment

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to process of legally removing the president from office

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quorum

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a selected number of required members to conduct business

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revenue

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money collected generally though taxes or levies spent on america's needs

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veto

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remains to reject, overturn, vote against an idea proposed by law making body

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elastic clause

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congress can stretch laws over a period of time to meet different demands

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natural born citizen

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means you were legally born in the U.S, therefore you are a legal citizen

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electoral college

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process in which presidential candidates are chosen as president of the United States

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Supreme Court

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highest court in U.S.A, mainly deal with cases surrounding the Constitution.

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suffrage

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right for vote though democratic process

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due process of law

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right to constitutional rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights, trial by jury, fair and speedy trial

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bail

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amount of money required to remove someone from prison for a given time

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Constitution

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law of land, a blueprint to how our government operates

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naturalization

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remains to reject, overturn, vote against an idea proposed by law making body.

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