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Chapter 3 Flashcards

1
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What are the sections of the constitution called, and how many are there

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Articles

7

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2
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What are the first 3 articles about

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The branches

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3
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The idea that people are the source of any and all gov. power

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Popular sovereignty

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4
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How does the gov. exercise its powers, and how are those people chosen

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Through popularly elected leaders

The people vote for those leaders

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5
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Idea that the gov. is restricted in what it may do

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Limited gov

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6
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Can the gov. take away an individual’s rights?

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No

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7
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What else is a limited gov. called

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Constitutionalism

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8
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How are the 3 branches divided

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Independently and coequally

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9
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What are the 3 branches

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Legislative
Executive
Judicial

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10
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What’s the separation of powers system also known as

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A presidential system

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11
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Explain checks and balances

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The 3 branches can check on each other to make sure what they are doing is constitutional

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12
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Power to reject a bill passed by legislature

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Veto

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13
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Basic principle of the American system of government which asserts that the people are the source of any and all governmental power, and government can exist only with the consent of the governed.

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Popular sovereignty

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14
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Basic principle of American government which states that government is restricted in what it may do,mane each individual has rights that government cannot take away

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Limited government

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15
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Basic principle that government and those who govern must obey the law

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Constitutionalism

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16
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Concept that holds that government and its officers are always subject to the law

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Rule of law

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17
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Basic principle of American system of government that the executive, legislative, and judicial powers are divided among 3 independent and coequal branches of government

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Separation of powers

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18
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System of overlapping the powers of the 3 branches to permit each branch to check the actions of the others

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Checks and balances

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Chief executives power to reject a bill passed by a legislature

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Veto

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20
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Which are the to main political parties

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Democratic

Republican

21
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The power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a governmental action

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Judicial review

22
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Contrary to constitutional provisions and so illegal, null and void, of no force and effect

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Unconstitutional

23
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Which courts have the power of judicial review

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All federal courts and some state courts

24
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What case was judicial review established in

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Marbury v. Madison

25
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A system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central, or national, government and several regional governments

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Federalism

26
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In federalism, which government holds more power

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National>State

27
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How long has the constitution been in force for

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200+ years

28
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A change in, or addition to, a constitution or law

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Amendment

29
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Formal approval, final consent to the effectiveness of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty

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Ratification

30
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Change or addition that becomes part of the written language of the constitution itself through one of four methods set forth in the constitution

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Formal amendment

31
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Which 4 ways can an amendment be proposed and ratified

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Proposed by 2/3 vote in each house of congress
Ratified by 3/4 vote in of the state legislatures, or 3/4 vote in state conventions

Proposed by 2/3 of national convention requested by 2/3 states
Ratified by 3/4 vote state legislatures, or 3/4 vote of conventions in state conventions

32
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Can a state reconsider an amendment and ratify later if it rejects it once?

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Yes

33
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Can a state reject an amendment once it ratifies it?

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No

34
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The first 10 amendments to the constitution

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Bill of Rights

35
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When were the bill of rights proposed

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In the first session of the first congress (1789)

36
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What year were the bill of rights ratified

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1791

37
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For what reason did many antifederalists end up ratifying the constitution

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Because of the bill of rights

38
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What do amendments 1-9 deal with

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Civil rights

39
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All federal courts except the Supreme Court have been created by acts of congress

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Began with the Judiciary act of 1789

40
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A pact made by the president directly with the head of a foreign state; a binding international agreement with the force of law but which (unlike a treaty) does note require senate consent

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Executive agreement

41
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A formal agreement between two or more sovereign state

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Treaty

42
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Does the constitution mention political parties

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No

43
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Group of persons chosen in each state and the District of Columbia every 4 years who make a formal selection of the president and Vice President

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Electoral college

44
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Presidential advisory body, traditionally made up of the heads of the executive departments and other officers

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Cabinet

45
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How many members are in the cabinet

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15

46
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Custom that the senate will not approve a presidential appointment opposed by a majority party senator from the state in which the appointee would serve

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Senatorial courtesy

47
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Who set the 2-term presidency tradition

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George Washington

48
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Amendment that made it law that a president could only serve 2 terms

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The 22nd Amendment

49
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How many amendments does the constitution have

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27

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