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7 Cards in this Set
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popular sovereignty
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the people decide by a majority and rule what they want
voting |
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federalism
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a system where power was shared between the national government and the state
state and federal govtgovernments |
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separation of Powers
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the 3 main powers of the government are separated into different branches
3 branches |
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checks and balances
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the constitution was written so that no one branch of govt has too much power
3 branches check eachother |
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flexibility
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the constitution has been able to keep up with changes and needs of the country
ammendments |
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Bill of Rights
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first 10 ammendments to the Constitution
helped americans with their rights the first 10 ammendments to the Constitution. Helped Americans with their basic rights |
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unwritten constitution
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traditions not written down
cabinet and political parties |
