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27 Cards in this Set
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What are the inalienable rights?
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Life, Liberty and Pursuit of happiness
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Represenative form of government where citizens elect people to represent them.
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Republic
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51% in Congress to pass laws.
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Majority Rule
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Powers specifically for the federal government only.
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Delegated Powers
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Powers are not specifically stated in the Constitution.
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Implied Powers
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Stretching the meaning of the Constitution in order to meet the needs of a changing society.
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Elastic Clause
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This branch of government is involved with making the laws.
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Legislative Branch
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This branch of government is in charge of enforcing the laws.
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Executive Branch
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This branch of government is in charge of interpreting the laws based on the Constitution.
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Judicial Branch
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According to the Natural rights philosophy, the main purpose of government is to protect this.
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Natural or individual rights
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This man stated that “When lawmaking and enforcing powers are united under the same person, there can be no liberty.”
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Montesquieu
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The U.S and Great Britain have a ____ system in which only these parties are represented by the majority of people.
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Two-Party
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When the state and national governments exercise power at the same time or divide power.
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Federalism
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The people have the right to do this if the government is failing to protect its citizens.
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Abolish and form a new
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We have rival political parties to represent this for the voting population.
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Points of View
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To protect the voting process we use these to ensure votes are free from bribes and force.
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Secret Ballot
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A President Vetoes a law would be a check on...
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Congress/Legislative Branch
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The Judicial declaring a law unconstitutional would be a check on…
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Congress/Legislative Branch
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The Congress being the only branch to declare war is a check on…
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Executive Branch
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Congress being allowed to impeach Supreme Court Justices in a check on…
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Judicial Branch
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Congress approving appointment of judges is a check on…
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Executive Branch
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What came first but its failure led people to believe a new constitution was needed with a strong central government?
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Articles of Confederation
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What was required to get the Constitution passed and it ratified(changed) it to included these basic rights?
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Bill of Rights
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This is required by the states in order to amend the Constitution and is why so few have been added.
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3/4 Majority
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This clause allows the national government to win if any state law goes against national.
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Supremacy Clause
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What plan was used to help Big states by using only population?
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Virginia Plan
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What plan was used to help small states by using equal representation in Congress?
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New Jersey Plan
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