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15 Cards in this Set
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What is an example of checks and balances
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Senate having the power to confirm presidential appointments to the Supreme Court
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What is the 'equal protection clause' of the constitution directly tied to
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The constitutional principle of national supremacy
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What was the issue of nullification actually an issue of
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It was actually an issue involving the constitutional principle of federalism
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What does the senate confirmation of presidential appointments illustrate
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The principle of checks and balances
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What gives the Supreme Court the authority to declare laws and actions unconstitutional
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Judicial review
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What drives the authority between three branches of government
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The principle of separation of powers in the constitution
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"To secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed" what does the quote refer to
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The principle of limited government
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"Dissolving political bands"
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Social contract theory
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Why was Alexander Hamliton's plan for a "national bank" politically significant
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Because it caused the first direct conflict between supporters of strict interpretation vs loose interpretation of the constitution
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Establishing a national back is an implied power of the federal government as summarized in what
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The US Supreme Court's decision in McCulloch vs. Maryland
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What's the best example of a conflict over states rights
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The nullification crisis
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When did the United States respond to England's attempts to restrict US trade in Europe
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In the war of 1812
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What resulted in Great Britain agreeing to end the practice of impressment
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The war of 1812
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Why didn't the British manufacturers flood the US market with inexpensive goods
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Congress passed a tariff to protect american industries
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Protection tariffs, creation of a national bank and federal grants for road construction are all components of what
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The American system
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