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16 Cards in this Set
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what is federalism?
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System established by the us constition of dividing powers between the state and antional government
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What are delegated Powers?
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All powers not delegated to the national government or specially denied to the states are reserved.
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what are reserved powers
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Reserved powers are the powers held by the states.
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What are checks and balances?
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Checks and Balance are the Systems where each branch of an organization can limit the powers of the other branches
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what is the bill or rights?
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a summmary of fundamental rights and privileges gurantedd to a people againsst violation by the state
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How old is the bill of rights
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216yrs old
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What is the Albany Plan of Union?
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Purposal from Benjamin Franklin to permanetly unite all the colonies and put them all under one government
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Albany plan- little suporrt, name 2-3 incidents that changed peoples minds?
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Stamp Act (1765)
American revolution Intolerable Acts (1773) Townsend Acts (1767) |
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Define Articles of confederation?
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America's first national costitution, drafted in 1777, which stressed the independence of the seperate states
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Define Confederation Congress
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Single national governing body created by the Articles of Confederation
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Explain how confederation congress operated?
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Each of the 13 states had one vote in congress and was supposed to contrubute money for national defense and other expenses.
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Explain constituational convection?
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Delegates and Washington could come together at the pennsylvania State house and write Constitution of the U.S
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Define Great compromise?
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Settles the dispute between large states and small states, in terms of representing in Congress population would be the way to determine representtaion in the Legislature's lower house; each state would also have an equal vote in the legislatures upper house
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How are states and people protected against abuses of government?
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Federalism
Bill of rights Seperation of Powers/checks and balances |
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Separation of Powers
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each branch of government has it's own duties and powers
legislative makes laws Executive make laws Executive enforces/executes/the laws Judicial interprets laws/ decides wether a case is constitutional or unconstitutional |
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Define Preamble
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explains the goals of the new government under the constitution
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