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The Constitution
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Political Studies
12th Grade
09/14/2008

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The Preamble
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introduction that state why the Constitution was written.
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articles of Constit.
Definition
divide the constit. into seven divisions.
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jurisdiction
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the authority of the supreme court and other courts
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Supremacy clasue
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states that all things made into offical lawas, shall be the supreme law of the land.
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Amendments
Definition
changes
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Popular sovereignty
Definition
rule by the people
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Federalism
Definition
power is divided between national and state governments
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seperation of powers
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each branch of government has its own responsibilities.
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checks and balances
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each branch of government has some control over the others.
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vetoing
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when the president can check congress by rejected its legislation
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judicial review
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the courts can declare laws of local, state, or national governments invalid if they violate the consitituion
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expressed powers
Definition
powers directly state in the constitution
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enumerated powers
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also known as the expressed powers
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elastic cluase
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the last enumerated power. this gives congress the right to stretch its powers to meet situations that arent' stated
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federal bureaucracy
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people who work for the president in the white house
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ratified
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approved
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petition
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appel to
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balanced budget
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one in which the federal gov's spending never exceeds its income
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impeach
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accuse
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treaty
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an agreement between nations
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executive agreement
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agreement made directly between teh president and the head of state of another country
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judicial restraint
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the court should avoid taking the initiative on social and political questions
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judicial activism
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the court should play a role in shaping national policies
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