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| The short, noteworthy introduction in the constitution |
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| the seven numbered sections of the original constitution |
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| the principle that government must be conducted according to constitutional principles |
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| the concept of limited government |
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| basic powers are distributed among three distinct and independent branches of the government |
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| each check is subject to a number of constitutional checks by the other branches |
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| the power of courts to determine whether what government does is in accord with what the Constitution provides |
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| the division of power among a central government and several regional governments |
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| changes or additions that become part o the written language for the constitution itself |
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| a pact made by the president |
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| a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states |
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| the group that makes for the formal of the nation's president |
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| an advisory body to the president |
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| the practice that the senate will only approve of the presidents |
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