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Constitutional Handbook Flashcards

1
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Declared all individuals have natural rights to life, liberty, and property

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John Locke

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French thinker who came up with the concept of seperation of powers

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Baron de Montesquieu

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A government in which citizens rule themselves through elected representatives

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Republic

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Powers of government must be clearly defined and divided into legislative, executive, and judicial branches

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Seperation of Powers

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5
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Property owned by an individual

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Private Property

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No person may be held i prison without being charged with a specific crime

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Habeus Corpus

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A government in which one person or a small group holds complete authority

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Dictatorship

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Describes the purpose of government set up by the constitution

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Preamble

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9
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The 7 sections of the constitution. They provide the framework for the constitution

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Articles

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10
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Formal changes that have been made to the constitution

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Amendments

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Cancel

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Repeal

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Asserts that the people are the primary source of the government’s authority

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Popular Sovereignty

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13
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The government has only the powers that the constitution gives it

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Limited Government

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Each branch of government has the power to check, or limit, the powers of the other two branches

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Checks and Balances

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15
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The principle of division of power between the federal government and the states

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Federalism

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16
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Proposal for a new law

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bill

17
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Reject

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Veto

18
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Pass a law despite a presidential veto

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Override

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Ask that a decision of a lower court be reviewed by a higher court

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Appeal

20
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The power to hear and decide cases

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Jurisdiction

21
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Not allowed under the constitution

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Unconstitutional

22
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Changing the constitution

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Amending

23
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Approve

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Ratify

24
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The first 10 ammendments to the constitution

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Bill of Rights

25
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Dissagreement

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Dissent

26
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The power to review change or prevent the publication of the news

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Censorship

27
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The publication of false and malicious info. that damages a persons reputation

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Libel

28
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  1. At least one per state based on population
  2. 2 year term
  3. Must be at least 25 years old
  4. Citizen for 7 years
  5. Resident of the state elected in
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Requirements for the House of Representatives

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  1. 2 senators per state
  2. 6 year term
  3. at least 30 years old
  4. citizen for 9 years
  5. Resident of the state elected in
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Requirements for Senate

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