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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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act of official confirmation
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levy
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impose or raise a tax
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Founders (or Framers) |
people who helped create the U.S. Constituition |
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Virginia Plan |
the powers were divided into 3 branches; executive, legislative, and judicial
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New Jersey Plan
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a single house legislature in which each state had an equal vote, small states supported it
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Great Compromise |
each state had an equal number of votes in the senate, the population determined how many votes they would have in the House |
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Three-Fifths Compromise |
3/5 of the slave population counted to determine representation and when setting direct taxes on the states
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Executive Branch |
enforced the laws
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Judicial Branch
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interpreted laws
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Legislative Branch
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created laws
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Checks & Balances
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one branch has the ability to exercise checks or controls
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Antifederalists |
thought the Constitution took to much power away from the states |
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Federalists
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people that supported the Constitution
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Federalism
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system of government where the powers are shared between the federal government and the states.
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majority rule |
a system of government where more than one half of a group holds the power to make decisions binding the entire group |
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amendment
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addition to a document
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Bill of Rights
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10 amendments in the new government. 3/4 states had to approve |
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House of Representatives |
part of Congress half of legislative |
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Senate |
assembly or council in legislative
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Congress
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made up of two houses- Senate and House of Representatives |
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Popular Sovereignty
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People have the power
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Republicanism
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republic governmen, main idea: to vote
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separation of powers
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one branch can't make all laws and be a monarchy
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limited government |
restricting or limiting government power |
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bicameralism |
having 2 branches or houses as a legislative body |
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judicial review |
principle that states that the Supreme Court has the final say in interpreting the Constitution |
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impeachment
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to formally accuse the president of misconduct in office |
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quorum |
the number of memebers of a group or organization required to be present, majority |
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revenue
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the income of a government from taxation |
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veto
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to prevent from becoming a law
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naturalization
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to confer upon the rights and privileges of a citizen
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elastic clause
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a statement in the U.S. Constitution granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the list of powers
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natural born citizen
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someone who is considered a U.S. citizen from birth; do not need to appy for any rights of citizenship
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electoral college
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a body of electors chosen by the voters in each state to elect the president and vice president of the U.S.
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Supreme Court
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Highest judicial court in the country
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suffrage
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the right to vote
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due process of law
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the regular administration of the law, according to which no citizen may be denied his or her legal rights and has the right to confront his or hers accusers
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bail |
Something you give to get a suspect out of jail
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Constitution
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2nd attempt at creating a government, used in our government today
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