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23 Cards in this Set
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reserved powers
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powers granted only to the state: such as
issuing lisecence and permits hold local elections |
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delegated powers
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powers granted to only to the federal govt. such as
powert odeclare war forgeign trade creation of currency regulate interstate commerce |
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concurrent powers
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powers that both the state and natl' govt. havesuch as
power to tax make laws enforce laws establish courts |
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extradition
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when a fugitive flees from justice in a State, then that fufitive is returned to that state
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full faith and credit clause
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respecting the validity of official documents between states
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federalism
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a system of govt. in which a written constitution divedes the posers of govt. on a territorial basis
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executive agreement
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a pact made by the president directly with the head of a foreign state
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informal amendment
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the process by which many changes have been made in the constitution that have not changed the words
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Bill of Rights
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the first 10 amendments
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formal amendment
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changes/addtitions that become part of the writen language of the constitution
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amendment
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changes in its own words
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unconstitutional
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bascially illegal
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judicial review
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power to decide whether what govt does is in accord with what the constitution provides...makes sure everything correlates with constitution
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checks and balances
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each branch has limits that is checked by the other two branches
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seperation of powers
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the distrobution of pwers btwen the branches
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limited govt.
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means govt. can only do what the people have given it power to do
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popular sovereignty
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means that people are the only source of govt. power
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Articles of confederation
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established a firm league of friendships among states,staes came together for common defense, security of liberties, and mutual/general welfare
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Albany plan of Union
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proposed idea that the staes would have pwr to raise military and naval forces , make war/peace with indians, levy taxes, collect custom duties
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petition of right
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limited king's pwr demanded that king can't imprison politicol critics w.o fair trial by jury etc
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Magna Carta
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freat charter made king sign it, estblished that the pwr of mnarchy wasnt absolute
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democracy
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supreme politicol authority rests in the people
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divine right theory
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theory that god had given those of royal birth a "divine right" to rule
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