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30 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Preamble
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The introduction to the Constitution, states the major purposes of the federal government.
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Sovereign
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having the most power within a government
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Ratify
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to approve
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Amend
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to change
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Bicameral
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having a two chamber Congress
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Veto
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the power of the president to reject bills passed by Congress.
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Elastic Clause
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expands the power of the Congress by giving the power..."to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper..." to carry out the expressed power.
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Bill of Rights
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written by James Madison, the first ten amendments
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System of checks and balances
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prevents one part of the government from becoming too powerful by having each branch oversee the actions of the other branches
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Federalists
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supporters of the Constitution
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Anti-Federalists
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those opposed to the Constitution
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Great Compromise
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Connecticut Compromise-representatives elected based on population, two senators from each state
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Three-fifths compromise
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3/5 of slaves were counted for taxation and representation
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the Federalist Papers
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articles which explianed and defended the Constitution
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Electorial College/Electors
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system which elects the president-people are chosen from each state to elect the president
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Legislative (Congress)
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makes the laws
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Executive(the President)
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carries out the laws
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Judicial(the Courts)
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interprets the laws
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Census
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counting of the population
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Impeachment
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a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against an official of the federal government
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President pro tempore
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upon the absence of the Vice President, he presides of the Senate
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Speaker of the House
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presides of the House of Representatives
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Quorum
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the number of members you need to be able to go ahead and do business. usually a quorum is more than half of the members.
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Writ of Hapeas Corpus
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a person must be brought before a court and shown the evidence of why he or she is being held. keeps a person from being held in jail without enough evidence.
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Poll tax
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a fee for voting
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Ex Post Facto
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says that you can not arrest a person for a crime committed before a law passed making the action illegal.
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Suffrage
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the right to vote
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Bill of Attainder
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condemns and punishes a person without a trial by jury
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Republic
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a representative government
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Federal
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a form of government where powers are divided between an central government and states.
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