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| can overide President's veto |
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| creates fewer federal courts |
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| comfirms executives appointments |
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| can impeach and remove president |
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| can impeach and remove judges |
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| can propose amendments to overrule judicial decisoins |
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| approe appointments of federal judges |
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| where do the vice prez, the prez, the cabinet, and the bureaucracy place in? |
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| Can call special sessions of congress |
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| negotiates foreign treaties |
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| Can grant pardons to federal offenders |
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| Where can the executive branch powers be found |
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| Article II of the Constitution |
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| supreme Court-interprets laws |
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| can declare executive actions unconstitutional |
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| can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional |
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| where can the Judicial Branch powers be found |
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| Article III of the constitution |
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| who believed in the strict construction of the Constitution |
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| who believed in the loose construction of the Constitution |
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| The belief that the legitimacy of the state (nation) is created by the will or consent of its people, who are the source of all political power |
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| It is closely associated to the Enlightenment philosophers, among whom are Thomas Hobbes, John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. |
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The few and limited powers of the United States government
are enumerated and defined in the people's fundamental law—
the Constitution, as amended. |
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| This is the basis of Rule-of-Law |
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| Three separate branches: executive, judicial, and legislative. The three branches are distinct and have checks and balances on each other. In this way, no one branch can gain absolute power or abuse the power they are given. |
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| Guarantees that no part of the government becomes too powerful. For example, the legislative branch is in charge of making laws. The executive branch can veto the law, making it harder for the legislative branch to pass the law. The judicial branch may also say that the law is unconstitutional and thus make sure it is not a law. |
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| The doctrine under which legislative and executive actions are subject to review, and possible invalidation, by the judiciary |
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| American system of government in which the powers of government are divided between the national government, which governs the whole nation, and the state governments which govern the people of each state |
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The ______ Amendment to the Constitution
allows for the doctrine of Federalism |
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| Outlined in the Preamble of the United States Constitution, it was the Founding Fathers' intent to have the federal government perform six fundamental functions. |
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| hile initially, the coloWnies weren't united, they soon came to realize that there is strength in solidarity and as such formed an alliance with one another. The Constitution provide for such a union. |
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| Form a more perfect union |
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| the explanation most widely accepted is that the law must be fair, unbiased, and logical. While these standards we are not always met within this nation, the American people wish to strive for such ideals. |
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| Provide a military to defend its citizens and territories against the enemies of the state |
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| The role of the government to provide the American people with services and regulations that are for the public good. Such regulations may include health and food standards, public education, and consumer protection. |
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| Promote the General Welfare |
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| The government must provide order in society and allow for peace. It must also present the nation from ever ascending into anarchy. |
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| Insure Domestic Tranquility |
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| The 1st Amendment states: |
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| Congress shall make no law |
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delegated – These powers are also called expressed or enumerated powers.
They are directly granted to the federal government by the Constitution in Article I,
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| reserved – powers that are neither granted to the federal government nor expressly forbidden to the states and are therefore retained by the states or by the people. 10th Amendment. |
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powers held
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federal and
state
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A court order
commanding an
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prisoner bring the
prisoner before the court.
The officer must show good cause in order to hold the prisoner
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Inflicting punishment
without a court trial.
Remember a person
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public trial. |
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Punishing
someone for
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Article VI, Section 2 of the Constitution,
establishes two principles. The federal government is superior
over all state and local governments. It also establishes the
Constitution as the “supreme law of the land,” making it
superior over all levels of government in the United States. |
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