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17 Cards in this Set
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Legislature |
A government body responsible for making laws |
Responsible for laws |
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Natural Rights |
Rights held to be inherited in natural law, not dependent on governments |
Rights that are inherited |
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Social Contract |
A agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules. |
To secure right and welfare |
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Unicameral Legislature |
A legislature with only one legislative chamber, as opposed to a bicameral (two-chamber) legislature, such as the U.S. Congress |
The opposite of bicameral legislature |
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Confederation |
A political system in which states or regional governments retain ultimate authority except those powers they expressly delegate to a central government. |
System by which authority is retain |
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State |
A group of people occupying a specific area organized under one government. It may be either a nation or a subunit of a nation. |
A group who has a certain government |
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Bicameral Legislature |
A legislature made up of two parts called chambers. The U.S. Congress composed of the House of Representatives and the Senate. |
Two parts called chambers |
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Supremacy Doctrine |
A doctrine that asserts the priority of national law over state laws. This principle is stated in Article IV of the Constitution |
Stated in Article IV |
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Great Compromise |
The compromise between the New Jersey and Virginia plans that created one chamber of the Congress based on population in one chamber representing each state equally. |
Also called the Connecticut compromise |
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Separation Of Powers |
The principle of dividing governmental powers among different branches of the government. |
A diving principal |
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Madisonian Model |
Structure of government, promise by James Madison, in which the power of government are separated into three branches: executive legislative and judicial |
Three branches of government |
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Checks and Balances |
A major principle of the American system of government whereby each branch of the government can check actions of others. |
System were you can check others actions |
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Electoral College |
Is it a persons call electors that officially elects, the vice president and the president of United States. The electors are selected by the state And the district of Columbia. |
Elects the president and vice president. |
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Ratification |
Formal approval |
Approved |
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Federalist |
Individual that was in favor of the adoption of the US Constitution and the creation of a federal union with a strong central government. |
Adoption of the U.S. Constitution |
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Anti-Federalist |
Individual who oppose of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. The Anti-Federalist were opposed to a strong central government. |
Applied of ratification in 1787 |
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Judicial Review |
The power of the supreme court, or any court to examine and possibly declare unconstitutional, federal or state laws and other acts of government. |
Power of any court |
