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19 Cards in this Set
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Popular Sovereignty
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where all political power resides in the people
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Limited Government
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no government is all-powerful; it can only do things that people have it power to do
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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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the concept of limited government; holds government and its officers, in all that they do, are always subject to- never above- the law
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Separation of Powers
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the basic powers that are distributed among three distinct and independent branches of government
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Checks and Balances
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each branch of government is subject to a number of constitutional checks, or restraints, by the other branches; each branch has certain powers with which it can check the operation of the other two
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Veto
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reject
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Judicial Review
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the power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a governmental action
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Unconstitutional
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illegal, null, and void, of no force and effect
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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 Constitution’s written word
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Ratification
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the act of ratifying, confirmation
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Formal amendment
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changes or additions that become part of the written language of th constitution itself
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Bill of Rights
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collectively, the first ten amendments
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Executive agreement
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a pact made by the president directly with the head of a foreign state
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Treaty
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a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states
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Electoral College
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the body that makes the formal selection of the nation’s President
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Cabinet
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the heads of the 15 executive departments; an advisory body to the President
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Senatorial courtesy
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a custom that the Senate will approve only those presidential appointees, such as a federal judge or a United States marshal, who are acceptable to the senator or senators of the President’s party from the State involved; amounts to an unwritten rule that is closely followed in the Senate
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