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40 Cards in this Set
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Articles of Confederation |
plan for Americas national government that failed
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ratification
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an official confirmation
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levy
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impose or raise a tax
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Founders (or Framers)
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men that helped in the creation of the U.S. constitution
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Virginia Plan
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a plan to separate and spread the governments power into three different branches
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New Jersey Plan
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a plan to have a single house legislature so all states are equal
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Great Compromise
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each state had an equal amount of votes in senate but in the house of represenatives, the population of a state decided the amount of votes a state got
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Three-Fifths Compromise
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only 3/5 of the slaves in each state will count in their population
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Executive Branch |
enforced laws
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Judicial Branch
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interpreted laws
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Legislative Branch
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made laws
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Checks & Balances
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the three branches of government can limit the power of each other to stay balanced
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Antifederalists
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Americans that did not support the federal government and thought it would get too much power
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Federalists |
Americans that supported the federal government and agreed with the constitution
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Federalism |
relationship between the national government and the states'
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majority rule
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the majority of the votes are able change something instead of the need for every vote
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amendment
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an addition or alteration to a motion, bill, or constitution
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Bill of Rights |
a section in the U.S. constitution that states our rights and amendments
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House of Representatives
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congressmen and women that represent their state in nationwide decisions and law making
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Senate
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a legislative chamber that helps create laws and make up the U.S. congress
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Congress
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a combination of Senate and the House of Representatives in the legislative branch to make laws
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Popular Sovereignty
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authority of government is created and sustained by the consent of the people
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Republicanism
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governing a state as a republic that holds popular sovereignity
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separation of powers
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splitting the executive, legislative, adn judicial branches into different law bodies
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limited government
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legalized force is restricted through delagated powers
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bicameralism
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notion of mixed government that requires majority to pass legislative laws
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judicial review
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legislative and executive actions are reviewed by the judiciary
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impeachment
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federal official is accused of a crime or unlawful activity
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quorum
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minimum number of members required to be present at an assembly in order to make a meeting valid
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revenue |
annual profits or taxes are returned to the government by the people
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veto
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constitutional right to reject a decision made by the law making body
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naturalization
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process for when U.S. citizenship is granted to a foreign after they fulfill the requirments made by congress
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elastic clause
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grants congress to make any necessary laws
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natural born citizen
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being born within the U.S. boundaries and an eligibility for American presidenty
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electoral college
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the system when the president is officially elected to be the President of the U.S.
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Supreme Court
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highest federal court in the U.S.
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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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the government has to follow the rules and established procedures in everything it does
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bail
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a form of property is deposited to the court to persuade the release of a subject
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Constitution |
a body of fundamental principles which a state or nation must be governed with
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