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29 Cards in this Set
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Anti-Federalist |
A person who opposed sharing political power between the states and a national government |
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Article 1 |
The Legislative Branch |
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Article 2 |
The Executive Branch |
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Article 3 |
The Judicial Branch |
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Article 4 |
Relations Among the States |
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Article 5 |
The Amending Process |
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Article 6 |
National Supremacy |
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Article 7 |
Ratification of the Constitution |
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Articles of Confederation |
A document that outlined the form of government of the new United States |
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Bill of Rights |
First ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution |
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Branches of Government |
Divisions of the government; Legislative, Executive, and Judicial |
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Checks and Balances |
The system where each branch of government exercises some control over the others |
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Consent of the Governed |
Lends legitimacy to a ruling government, support of the people |
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Constituent |
A person/a member of Congress has been elected to represent |
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Federalism |
Power has been divided between the national and state governments |
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Federalist |
A person who supported the creation of a federal system of government as defined by a constitution |
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Limited Government |
A system in which the power of the government is limited by law |
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Necessary and Proper Clause |
Article 1, Section 8, of the Constitution, which gives Congress the power to make all laws for carrying out its duties |
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Popular Sovereignty |
Rule by the people |
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Ratification |
Approval of the Constitution, or amendment, by the states |
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Separation of Powers |
Division of power; the legislative, executive, and judicial branches |
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Supremacy Clause |
Statement in Article 6 of the Constitution, laws passed by Congress, and treaties of the U.S. "shall be the supreme Law of the Land" |
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Rights
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Claims to protection from government intrusion in certain aspects of our lives |
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Incorporation
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Bill of Rights protections (federal) also apply to states and local governments |
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Intrusion
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Act of entering, controlling, or taking possession of a person's life, liberty, or property
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Petition
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A written document signed by a large number of people demanding some form of action by the government |
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Immunities
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Exemption from criminal prosecution or punishment on certain conditions |
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Common Good
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Advantage or benefit to all or, at least, the majority of people in society
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Civil Rights
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Personal rights of the individual citizens as upheld by law |
