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32 Cards in this Set
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The Virginia Plan
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James Madison wanted to have the votes be all about population
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The Federal System
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Criminal Courts, appeals courts, supreme court
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Criminal Courts
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1. punish people or companies who break the federal law 2. has juries who decide the outcome
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appeals courts
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1.decide if the law that someone appeals was either fair or unconstituitonal 2. there are no juries 3. only 13 in the state
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supreme court
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1.mostly an appeals court 2.highest court in the U.S. 3. has 9 justices 4. their desicion cannot be appealed
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juries
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10-12 people who are citizens that are randomly chosen to decide the outcome
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justices
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the 9 judges on the supreme court that decide the outcome
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appeal
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when a higher court is asked to review a descion made by a lower court
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president of the senate
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the VP (he comes in ocasionally and he gets to decide the outcome when its tied)
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president pro tempore
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the oldest person in the senate on the majority side who acts as the president of the senate when the VP is gone. he is also the 3rd in line for president
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Majority leader
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gets to decide what things get discussed in the senate
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speaker of the house
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gets to decide what things get discussed in the house
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committees
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seperate groups that discuss certain laws
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conference committee
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two parts (the house and the senate)
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lobbyist
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people who try to pursuade congress
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constituent
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someone who is represented
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Elastic clause
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gives the congress power to make laws considered "nescesary and proper"
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Bills
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the laws the congress makes
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veto
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to deny a law or bill made by congress
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pocket veto
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when the congress gives the president a law after 10 days before break
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override
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to make a bill a law even when the president vetos it
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pardon
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when the president lets someone who broke a federal law be let go
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impeach
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to accuse an executive official of a wrongdoing
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executive departments
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the different departments in the executive branch
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cabinet
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1. the presidents closest advisors. 2. you have to be in the executive branch to be in the cabinet. (it usually consists of the department heads)
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electoral votes
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a vote that is used for the president that is based off of the population (the winner of the state is based on majority)
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legislative branch`
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to make laws
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executive branch
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to enforce laws
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judicial branch
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to make sure laws are fair
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bicameral
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the congress (split into two parts)
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judicial review
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when the supreme court or the federal court of appeals that a law is not constitutional
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why would you want an amendment vs. a law
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Because an amendment cannot be found unconstitutional
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