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50 Cards in this Set
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Abraham Lincoln did not believe in Popular Sovereignty, he thought slavery was morally wrong |
Ruled by the people |
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It is sometimes said that Federalism died because the Republicans took over its principles of nationality
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A system of government in which it has one strong authority |
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The Reserved Powers which the individual states retain were established by the Bill of Rights
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Powers that are not shown |
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Concurrent Powers are those that are exercised simultaneously by the national and state governments
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Powers that are shared by the state and federal government |
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Nixon almost got Impeached for spying in on someones hotel room |
To remove from office |
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The Bill was vetoed |
A proposed law |
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Trump will pick his Cabinet soon |
A body of high state officials |
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After the Judicial Review, The Supreme court found the amendment unconstitutional
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Review by the US Supreme Court of the Constitutional validity of the Legislative Act |
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He wasn't feeling any Due Process while he was in the court room |
Fair treatment |
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They read the Preamble of the deed to the court |
Introductions |
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The states Constitution have strict rules about the rights |
Body of fundamental principles |
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Let me Enumerate my reasons for doing this.
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To specify one after another
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Congress will not Adjourn until the budget has been completed.
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The chairperson has adjourned the meeting |
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Looked for some sign of Concurrence among the delegates to the conference
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A coincidence of equal powers in law
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Government officials have reported a decrease in Revenue
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A government department concerned with the collection of the national revenue
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The court has final came to a Resolution when it came to the passing of the act |
A formal expression of opinion, will, or intention voted by an official body
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The government refused to Naturalize them without documentation
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To admit to citizenship
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Treason is the offense of attempting to overthrow the government of one's country or of assisting its enemies in war
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To go against your own country |
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Rights that were granted by Amendment of the Constitution
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An alteration proposed or put into effect by parliamentary or constitutional procedure |
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A number of countries have refused to Ratify the treaty
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To adopt or pass |
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The Majority of the class wanted to go outside and play |
A leader of the Majority party in a legislative body |
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The famous Insurrection of the slaves in ancient Rome under Spartacus |
An act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government
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The Apportionment of the estate will happen this Friday
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The apportioning of representatives or taxes among the states according to United States law
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Even as the world entered the 21st century, some nations still did not permit women's Suffrage
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The right of voting
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Donald trump is the President Elect behind Oboma |
A person who has been elected president but who has not officially become president yet
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The Abolition of a law
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To set free |
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Checks and Balances put a lock on powers so they don't become more powerful than the others |
A system that allows each branch of a government to amend or veto acts of another branch so as to prevent any one branch from exerting too much power
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Expressed Powers are shown in the Constitution |
Specifically named in the Constitution
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Presidential mandates are apart of Implied Powers |
Authoritative actions that aren't specifically granted to Congress in the Constitution but are considered necessary to fulfill governmental duties
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The doctrine of Separation of Powers precludes the court from questioning the wisdom of this legislation
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An act of vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies
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The right to bare arms is part of the Bill of Rights |
A summary of fundamental rights and privileges guaranteed to a people against violation by the state —used especially of the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution
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Each citizen has to follow certain Policy's |
A high-level overall plan embracing the general goals and acceptable procedures especially of a governmental body
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America is part of a Republic |
A state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch
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The French Monarchy of the 18th century
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Undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person
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North Korea is ruled by a Dictatorship |
A form of government in which absolute power is concentrated in a dictator or a small clique
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According to many people, the economy is run by a financial Oligarchy that is comprised of the richest men on the planet.
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A government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes; also : a group exercising such control
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Taking a majority vote on something in class is an example of a Direct Democracy
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A form of democracy in which people decide
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We are in a state/country of Liberty |
The quality or state of being free
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American still hasn't found Equality |
The quality or state of being equal
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We all have the right to Free Enterprise |
Freedom of private business to organize and operate for profit in a competitive system without interference by government beyond regulation necessary to protect public interest and keep the national economy in balance
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Our founding fathers wrote the Articles of Confederation |
The first constitution of the United States
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The Virginia Plan was notable for its role in setting the overall agenda for debate in the convention and, in particular, for setting forth the idea of population-weighted representation in the proposed national legislature
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A proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral legislative branch
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The New Jersey Plan was a proposal for the structure of the united states government that would have given one vote per state for equal representation under one legislative body
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A proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787
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The finally settled the Great Compromise |
An agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution.
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The senate Vetoed the decision |
An order that something not be done or used
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With so much negative feedback, the owner had to consider a Repeal of his new dress code.
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The act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to
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A Political party offers candidates for public office
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A group of voters organized to support certain public policies
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the White House controlled by one party and Congress by the other, the nation experienced four years of legislative Gridlock
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A point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in
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Electoral College can determine the next president of the United States |
A process, not a place |
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Land bought by a nonprofit using a city Block Grant has sat empty, though there was talk of building a youth center and soccer field.
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A grant from a central government that a local authority can allocate to a wide range of services
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