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18 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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introduction
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preamble
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numbered sections of a document. the unamended constitution is divided into seven articles
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articles
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basic principle that government and those who govern must obey the law; the rule of law
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constitutionalism
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concept that holds that government and its officers are always subject to the law
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rule of law
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basic principle of American system of government, that the executive, legislative, and judicial powers are divided among three independent and coequal branches of government
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separation of powers
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system of overlapping the powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to permit each branch to check the actions of the otherssystem of overlapping the powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to permit each branch to check the actions of the others
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checks and balances
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chief executive’s power to reject a bill passed by a legislature; literally (Latin) “I forbid”
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veto
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the power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a governmental action
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judicial review
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contrary to constitutional provision and so illegal, null and void, of no force and effect
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unconstitutional
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a system of government in which a written constitution divides the power between a central government and several local governments
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federalism
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a change in, or addition to, a constitution or law
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amendment
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change or addition that becomes part of the written language of the Constitution itself through one of four methods set forth in the Constitution
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formal amendment
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the first 10 amendments to the Constitution
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Bill of Rights
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a pact made by the President directly with the head of a foreign state; a binding international agreement with the force of law but which (unlike a treaty) does not require Senate consent
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executive agreement
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a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states
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treaty
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group of persons chosen in each State and the District of Columbia every four years who make a formal selection of the President and Vice President
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electoral college
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Presidential advisory body, traditionally made up of the heads of the executive departments and other officers
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cabinet
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custom that the Senate will not approve a presidential appointment opposed by a majority party senator from the State in which the appointee would serve
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senatorial courtesy
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