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22 Cards in this Set
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basic principle of American Gov.
- states that gov. is restrited in what it may do - each individual has rights that gov. cannot take away |
limited gov.
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a joining of several groups for a common purpose
-New England Confederation- "league of friendship" for defnese of against Native Americans -dissolved in 1684 |
Confederation
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representative
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delegates
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government can exist only w/ consent of the governed
-common feature of a constitition -basis for every new state constitution |
popular sovereignty
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two-house legislature
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Bicameral
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one house legislature
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unicameral
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formal approval to become an official state
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ratification
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chair elected by congress
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presiding officer
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majority
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quorum
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government and its officers are subject to (and never above) teh law
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Rule of Law
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reject
-pres can do this to any act of congress |
veto
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government with split control
-one party occupies the white house and the other controls congress |
divided government
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to declare illegal, nul and void
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unconstitutional
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pact made by the president directly with the head of a foreign state
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executive agreements
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formal agreement between two or more sovereign states
-needs to be approved by senate |
treaty
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powers, expressed, implied, or inherent, granted to teh National government by teh constitution
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delegated powers
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delegated powers of the ntl. government that are spelled out, expressly, in the constitution
-the "enumerated powers" |
expressed powers
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not expressly stated in the constitution but are reasonably suggested (implied by teh exprssed powers)
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implied powers
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belong to the ntl government because it is the government of a sovereign state w/in a world community
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inherent powers
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powers that the constitution does not grant to the ntl gov. and does not, at the same time, deny it to the states
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reserved powers
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powers that can be exercised by the national gov. alone
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exclusive powers
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powers that both the ntl gov and the states posses and exercise
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concurrent powers
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