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12th Grade
03/20/2007

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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
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