Gov Ch 3

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a way to change the constitution

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amendment

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the government and its officers must obey the _______, which is another way of describing the concept of limited government

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rule of law

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name for one of seven numbered sections of the constitution

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article

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the system of ______ helps keep on branch of government from domination the actions of another

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checks and balances

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the constitution provides for the ____ by creating three distinct branches of government

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separation of powers

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judicial branch rules if actions of the president and congress are in accordance with the constitution, if not, they are _____

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unconstitutional

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distributes power between central government and the regional government

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federalsim

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process of changing the constitution without changing the written words of it

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informal amendment

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with the words, we the people, the constitution establishes ____

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popular sovereignty

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In most cases involving judicial review, the court rules the governmental actions in question to be ___________

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constitutional

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those powers exercised solely by the national government

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exclusive powers

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federal aid given to states and local governments with virtually no conditions attached

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block grant

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those powers held by the states, not granted specifically to the national government in th constitution

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reserved powers

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powers the national government has because it's the national government of a sovereign state

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inherent powers

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powers granted to the national government by the constitution

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delegated powers

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separation into national and state governments on a territorial basis

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federalism

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Agreements among states

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interstate compacts

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powers specifically mentioned in the constitution that the national government and state governments share

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concurrent powers

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in order for a new state to be admitted to the union, congress must pass an _______, after a state constitution has been approved by the people of the proposed state

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act of admission

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States receive grants of federal land under a _____ for the purpose of establishing schools and colleges

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grants-in-aid program

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the smallest unit of election adminstration

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precinct

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a group of people joined together on the basis of common principals, who seek to control government an public policy

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political party

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consisting of several distinct cultures and groups

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pluralistic society

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the dominant political parties in the united states

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major parties

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casting ballots for candidates from different parties for different offices in the same election

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split-ticket voting

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because the US has a ___, the only candidates who have a reasonable chance of winning an election are republicans and democrats

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two-party system

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any party that has less support than one of the major political parties in the United States is a _____

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minor party

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parties that wan to express their discontent with major parties and current economy are known as

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economic protest parties

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in dictatorships, the _____ could realistically be called a "no party" system

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one-party system

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most single issue parties have been _____

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short-lived