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| the people are the source of all goverenment. power rests with the people. |
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| The president is responsible for executing, enforcing, and administering the law. President has a specific role to play. |
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| A two-thirds vote in each house of Congress is needed to override a veto. Legislative checks Executive. |
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| This practice was established in Marbury v. Madison |
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| Congress shall make no law. Government is restricted in what it can do. |
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| Educational requirements vary from State to State. Each state can decide its own rules. |
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| Only congress has the power to declare war. Congress holds specific powers. |
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| Presidential appointees are subject to approval by the Senate. Senate must approve presidental actions. |
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| We the People of the United States. People make government. |
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| The rule of law. Government must follow same laws as citizens. |
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| In Pennsylvania, citizens pay both a State and a Federal income tax. Each state can decide how to tax. |
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| Government may exericse only those powers delegated to it. Government is not all powereful. |
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| Federal courts may delcare illegal and government action violating the Constitution. Power rests with the court. |
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| Government can govern only with the consent of the govered. People hold the power. |
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| All legislative powres are herein granted shall be vested in Congress. Congress is the lawmaking branch. |
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| All treaties made by the president must be ratified by the Senate. Senate must approve presidental actions. |
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| The Supreme Court has voided nearly 1,000 Senate laws as unconstitutional. Constitutionallity of something rest within the court. |
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| Powers not specifically given to the federal government by the Constitution are retained by te States. Both governments have power. |
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| The Constitution is overweighted with insigificant detail about the day-to-day operation of the government. |
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| The Constitution places all governmental power in the hands of the National Government. |
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| The basic powers of the National Government are divided among three distince and independent branches. |
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| Head-on clashes between the separate branches of government are frequent and often violent. |
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| Basic Principles in Constitution. Definition: |
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Plan of government that establishes its structure, powers, duties, and the relationship between the government and the people.
"The Supreme Law of the Land" ( Article VI, Section 2) |
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| Basic purpose of the Constitution |
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| Make laws, provide services, settle disputes |
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| Basic principles of the Constituion |
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| Popular Sovereignty, Civil Liberties, Spearation of Powers, Checks and Blanaces, Judicial Review, Federalism, and Adapitibility |
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Ability to change.
- Formal Changes--- AMENDMENTS. Proposed by 2/3 of Congress and ratified by 3/4 of the States
- Informal Changes
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a dual system of government (Feral and States). A system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central or national government (FEDERAL) and several regional governments (STATES).
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The power of the Courts to determine the constitutionality of a Government action.
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Each one of the three branches are given powers with which to check (restrain the actions of) the other branches of the government.
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The powers granted to the new State governments were purposely divided among three branches: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.
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In every state it was made clear that the sovereign people hold certain rights that the government must respect at all times. Seven of the new constitutions contained a bill of rights, setting out the "unalienable rights" held by the people.
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The principle of popular sovereignty was the basis for every new state constitution. The principle says that government can exist and function only with the consent of the governed. The people hold power and the people are sovereign.
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| Basic Structre of Constitution |
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| Preamble, articles(7), amendments(27) |
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| Popular Sovereginty and basic purposes of constitution(6) |
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| (7) Divisions of a formal document |
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| (27) first 10 called Bill of Rights. Additions to the original text |
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