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23 Cards in this Set
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Popular Sovereignty
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The government by the people
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Limited Gov’t
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Government doesn’t have absolute power
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Seperation of Powers
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Divided the power of the government equally
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Legislative
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makes the law
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Executive
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enforces the law
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Judicial
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interprets the law
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Judicial Review
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Not just to run criminal law but to interpret the law whether or not it is constitutional
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Executive,2
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pres appoints the court
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Judicial to executive
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Can declare executive acts unconstitutional
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Judicial to Legislative
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Declare laws unconstitutional
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Legislative to judicial
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Impeach ppl of court
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Legislative to executive
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Approves all pres appointments
Override the veto |
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Executive to legislative
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Veto
Impeach |
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Federalism
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is the division of power between the state government and the national government
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Delegated Powers
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Those powers specifically granted to the national government by the constitution
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Implied Powers
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Those powers given of the national government by the elastic clause
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Inherent Powers
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Those powers that our government should have because we are our own country
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Denied Power
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Those powers denied to the national government
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Reserved Powers
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for the states
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Concurrent Powers
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the powers held by both
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Supremacy Clause
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when a national law or policy is in conflict with a state law or policy the national law reign supreme
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House of Reps
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Determined by population
25 years old Live in state Citizen for 7 years 435 Members Two year terms Represent districts |
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Senate
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2 per state
30 years old Live in state Citizen for 9 years 100 members 6 year terms Represent entire state |
