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44 Cards in this Set
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Article establishing the legislative branch. Section I creates Congress. Sections II and III set forth the details of the two houses of Congress
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Article I
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Article that creates the executive branch. Starts with "The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America"
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Article II
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Article that establishes the Supreme Court to head the judicial Branch. Section II outlines the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
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Article III
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Article that explains the relationship of states to one another and to their nation
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Article IV
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Article that describes the way the Constitution can be amended.
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Article V
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Article Containing the supremacy clause stating that laws and treaties of America "shall be the supreme Law of the Land"
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Article VI
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Article that addresses ratification and declares that the Constitution takes effect after it was ratified by nine states.
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Article VII
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one of seven main divisions of the body of the Constitution
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Article
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the authority of a court to rule on certain cases
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Jurisdiction
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statement in Article VI of the Constitution establishing that the Constitution, laws passed by Congress, and treaties of the United States "shall be the supreme Law of the Land"
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Supremacy clause
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One of the Six Major Principles of the Constitution. he division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government to make sure that no branch got too powerful.
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Separation of Powers
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One of the Six Major Principles of the Constitution. The system where each branch of government exercises some control over the others
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Checks and Balances
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Article I, Section 8, givers Congress the Right to make all laws "necessary and proper"
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Elastic Clause
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departments and agencies of the federal government- mostly the executive branch
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Federal Bureaucracy
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plan requiring that what the government spends will not exceed its income
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Balanced Budget
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to accuse a public official of misconduct in office
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Impeach
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One of the six major principles of the Constitution which means that the people are the main source of government
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Popular Sovereignty
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the philosophy that the Supreme Court should avoid taking the initiative on social and political questions
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Judicial Restraint
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the philosophy that the Supreme Court should play an active role in shaping national policies by addressing social and political issues
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Judicial Activism
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government censorship of information before it is published or broadcast
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Prior Restraint
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principle in the Fifth Amendment stating that the government must follow proper constitutional procedures in trials and other actions it takes against individuals
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Due process of Law
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the power of the government to take private property for public use
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eminent domain
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an outgoing official serving out the remainder of a term, after retiring or being defeated for re-election
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Lame duck
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One of the Six Major Principles of the Constitution. In this governmental system, power is divided between national and state governments.
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Federalism
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One of the Six Major Principles of the Constitution. Courts have power to declar laws and actions of Congress and the president unconstitutional
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Judicial Review
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The Constitution limits the powers of government by making explicit grants of authority.
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Limited Government
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1791
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Bill of Rights
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1795
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11th Amendment
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1804
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12th Amendment
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1865
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13th Amendment
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1868
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14th Amendment
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1870
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15th Amendment
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1913
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16th or 17th Amendment
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1913
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16th or 17th Amendment
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1919
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18th Amendment
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1920
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19th Amendment
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1933
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20th or 21st Amendment
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1933
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20th or 21st Amendment
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1951
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22nd Amendment
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1961
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23rd Amendment
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1964
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24th Amendment
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1967
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25th Amendment
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1971
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26th Amendment
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1992
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27th Amendment
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