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22 Cards in this Set
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Popular Sovereignty means
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that people are the only source of governmental power
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Constitutionalism
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Government must be conducted according to constitutional principles
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Rule of Law
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Government and its officers are always subject to, never above, the law
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Separation of powers
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The Constitution distributes the oiwers of the national government among the Congress, the president, and the courts
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Checks and balances
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Each branch is subject to a number of constitutional checks (restraints) by the other branches
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Judical review
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the power to decide whether what government does is in accord to what the constitution provides
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Federalism
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the division of power among a central government and several regional governments
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amendment
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changes in the written words
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formal amendment
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changes or additions that become part of the written language of the constitution itself
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informal amendment
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the process by which many changes have been made in the constitution that have not led to changes in the document's written words
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executive agreement
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a pact made by the president direvtly with the head of the foreign state
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Name the 6 principles of the Constitution
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Populat Sovereignty, limited government, seperation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, federalism
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Which branch is the president
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executive
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which branch is the Supreme court and other federal courts
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judicial
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which branch is congress
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legislative
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How does the executive branch check and balance the judicial branch??
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President appoints supreme dourt justices and other federal judges
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How does the executive branch check and balance the legilative branch
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President may veto legislation, call special sessions, recommenf legislattion to appeal
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How does the judicial branch check and balance the executive branch?
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Judges appointed for life are free from the executive control, courts may declare executive actions to be unconstitutional
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How does the judicial branch check and balance the legislative branch
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Courts my declare acts of congress to be unconstitutional
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How does the legislative branch check and balance the executive branch
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Congress makes the laws, creates agencies and programs appropriate funds to carry out laws and programs, may overrise veto with 2/3 voted, may remove president through impeachment
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How does the legislative branch check and balance the judicial branch
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Congress creates lower courts, may remove judges through impeachment, senate approves or rejects appointments of judges
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what did the 13th amendment do?
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ended slavery and prohibits most other forms of involentary servitude
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