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| combine the New Jersey and Virginia plans to form our house of representatives and Senate |
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| population based, formed the house of representatives |
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| plan of equal representation formed the senate |
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| has 438 members that are determined by the census. You must be 25, a resisdent of the state, they serve a 2yr term |
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| has 100 members must be 30 yrs of age. A resident, and possible 6 yr term |
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| made up of the president and his cabinet and they enforce the laws, must be a natural born citizen, 35yrs, 2 terms or 10 yrs |
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| courts that interpret the law, serve a life term, citizen, 9 members, appointed by the president and confirmed by the senate |
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| the sharing of powers between state and federal government |
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| the supreme law of the land |
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| established by marbury vs. madison and says that supreme court has the right to rule a law unconstitutional or constitutional |
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| In order to amend the constitution... |
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| congress must have a 2/3rds vote and states must have a 3/4 |
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| first 10 amendments to the contitution |
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| any law made by congress or a legislator |
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the president of the US and leader of all armed forces
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| the president may send in troops anywhere in the world for 90 days until he must ask for approvement from congress |
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| informal agreement between leaders and nations |
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| unwritten custom that president can withhold information from congress and the courts |
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| powers stated in the constitution |
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| loose construction of the constitution, elastic clause |
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| all powers not given to the federal government are given to the states |
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| shared by states and federal government ( courts, taxes) |
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| powers the natural government is assumed to have because you are the government of a soverign state |
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| by legal means the government can take over or buy private owned land. |
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| a prohibited power that declares someone/group guilty and inflicts punishment without trial |
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| "produce the body" tell me why are holding this person cannot be held in jail without a judge |
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| prohibited laws- cannot be found guilty of a crime before the law was put in affect |
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| the national guard, state army |
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| distribution of representatives between the states according to the 10 yr census |
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| givin for a specific purpose that contain specific specifications, encourages spending and is 2/3 of all federal grants |
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| federal government gives you a sum of money that the states can decide what to use |
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| you give money to the federal government and they give you a percentage back |
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| extra money, usually uneeded money |
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| offical documents are passed from state to state |
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| elged crimminal is deported or sent to another state for trial |
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| different states (2 or more) join together to accomplish certain tasks |
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