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44 Cards in this Set
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Article 1
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Legislative
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Article 2
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Executive
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Article 3
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Judicial
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Article 4
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Relationships with states
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Article 5
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Amendment
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Article 6
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Supremacy Clause
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Article 7
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Ratification
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Amount of amendments
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27
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Preamble
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Introduction
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Amending constitution
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2/3 House and senate
3/4 state legislature from all states |
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Informally amend
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Judicial review
President actions Congress Custom and tradition Political Parties |
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Judicial Review
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Constitution rules on something not found in constitution (brown vs. board of education)
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Custom and tradition
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Article III not specific on things like what the vice president does if the president dies
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President's Actions
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President Bush asking congress if prisoners in Guantanamo can be held without heabeas corpes
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Political Parties
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Control of majority by party not mentioned
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Montesqieu
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Checks and balances
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Rousseau
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"General Will"
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John Locke
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Fan of democracy
Trust people "consent of the people" life, liberty property |
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Thomas Hobbes
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without Government there's anarchy
Not a fan of democracy Monarchy |
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Deceleration of Independance
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Break up letter to king James
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Popular Sovereignty
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people are the main source for any power given to the gov.
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Limited Government
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National Gov. Can only do what the people want it to do
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Federalism
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National power and state power working together
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Monarchy
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Government ruled by a monarch
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Direct Democracy
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made decisions through group
The United States |
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Bill of Rights
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First 10 amendments
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Unitary System
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all power is given to 1 body of Gov. or a person but no state gov.
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Reserved Powers
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not given to national Gov. but not reserved for state gov.
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Amendment
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Change to constitution
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Concurrent Powers
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Powers both state and gov. can have
Taxes |
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Privileges and Immunities Clause
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prevents states from discriminating against citizens of other states: a resident of 1 state can't be treated as an alien
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Full faith and credit clause
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requires states to recognize one and others court decisions.
Like marriage and ownership of car Doesn't include gay marriage |
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Extradition
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fugitive is caught and returned to the state he fled
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Confederal Government
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allows states to be independant
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US v Lopez
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Kid brought a gun to school, bringing a gun to school was a federal offense lawyers found nothing in the constitution that he should've been in federal court. Prosecutors said that it was because of commerce. Ruled in favor of defendant
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Supreme Court checks by
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saying a law is unconstitutional
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Congress checks by
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override
approving judges going to war |
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President check
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nominates judges
veto |
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Autocrat
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someone that has absolute and unlimited power and authority
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Republic
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a nation which supreme power lies with the voters, but used by the people they elect, but who respect voters
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Elastic clause
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necessary and proper clause, all powers that can give congress ability to make more laws than the constitution restricts it to
Implied powers |
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Inherent powers
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powers given to the government having to do with the nations integrity
making treaties |
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Denied powers
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what government can't do
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enumerated powers
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powers that are specifically given to Congress
intersate commerce coining money ect. |
