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Cards Term The Basic Principals of the Constitution (6) Definition Popular sovereignity, seperation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, federalism. Term Name this principal: The goverment has only the authority that the people give to it. Definition Limited Goverment Term Name this principal: People Vote Definition Popular sovereignity Term Name this principal: This concept is found in the first 3 articles of the constitution which provides for 3 branches of goverment; legislative, judicial, and executive. Definition Seperation of powers Term Name this principal: 1. Is the goverment following the rules of the constitution? 2. Established with the supreme court case Marbary v.s. Madison (marow?) 3. In most cases will side with the goverment. Definition Judicial Review Term Name this principal: 1. The power held by the goverment will be divided between a central or national level and a local or state level. 2. This was a compromise between the fed and the anti-fed Definition Federalism Term What is the preamble of the constitution? Definition Explains the purpose Term 5 purposes of the constitution Definition Establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty or ourselves and out posterity. Term How many articles are in the Constitution? Definition 7 Term How many amendments are in the constitution? Definition 27 Term name the 7 articles Definition 1 legislative 2 executive 3 judicial 4 relations among the states 5 amending the constitution 6 the role of the national goverment 7 ratification Term define: legislative branch (article 1) Definition Makes the laws Term define: executive branch (article 2) Definition enforces the laws Term Define: Judicial branch (article 3) Definition 1. Interprets the laws 2. Supreme court was the only court established by the constitution Term What is article 4 of the constitution? Definition Relations among the states; States must honor the laws of one another. Term Which articles describes the process of amending the constitution? What are the 2 ways of amending it? Definition Article 5 Formal and informal Term What is article 6 of the constitution? Definition The role of the national goverment. The supremecy clause is the most important part of this article, if the state law violates the constitution it is deleted. Term 7th article Definition Ratification Term First amendment Definition Freedom of religion, assembly, press, petition, speach Term 2nd amendment Definition Right to bear arms Term 3rd amendment Definition Quartering of soldiers during peace time Term Search and seizure Definition 4th Amendment Term 6th amendment Definition Criminal process Term 6th amendment Definition Trial rights Term 7th amendment Definition Civil trials Term which amendment: Cruel and unusual punishment Definition 8th Term Trial amendments? Definition 4-8