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10 Cards in this Set
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Preamble
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Introduction.
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articles
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Numbered sections of a document. The unamended Constitution is divided into seven articles.
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constitutionalism
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Basic principle that government and those who govern must obey the law; the rule of law.
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rule of law
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Concept that holds that government and its officers are always subject to the law.
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separation of powers
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Basic principle of American system of goverment, that the executive, legislative, and judicial powers are divided among three independent and coequal branches of government.
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checks and balances
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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 others.
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veto
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Cheif executive's power to reject a bill passed by a legislature; literally (Latin) "I forbid".
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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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Contrary to constitutional provision and so illegal, null and void, of no force and effect.
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federalism
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A system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central, or national, government and several regional governments.
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