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| def - separation of powers |
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| a 3-part government with spread power |
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| 3 parts - separation of powers |
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| Executive branch, judicial, legislative |
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| Electoral votes needed to win presidency |
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| A member of the electoral college who votes according to the majority of the population of his state |
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| Function - Judicial System |
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| interprets laws (court interprets whether a deed is to be punished) |
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| How are the number of electoral votes per state determined? |
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| By the 2 senate members and the amount of house of representative representatives (determined by population) |
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| Bill is passed by __ vote in congress |
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| Function - Legislative branch |
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| Makes laws (passes bills) |
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| Function - Executive Branch |
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| enforces laws (president puts laws into effect and appoints judges to help) |
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| How is an amendment passed? |
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| By a 2/3 vote in congress and 3/4 of states |
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| How can a presidential veto be overrided? |
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| By a 2/3 vote of congress |
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| 3 Qualifications - senator |
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| 30+, live in state they represent, American citizen for 9 years |
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| 3 Qualifications - House of reps |
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| 25+, live in state they represent, citizen for 7 years |
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| 3 Qualifications - President |
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| Born in US, 35+, lived in US for 14 years |
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| How many senators does each state have? |
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| What determines how many house reps there are per state? |
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| 5 slaves will count as 3 people in proportional representation ( the house) |
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| Congress voted to ban importation of slaves |
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| 3 powers - Congress in loose confederation |
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| declare war, negotiate with foreign countries, establish postal systems |
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| a law that sets local regulations |
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| 3 main issues with loose confederation |
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| Foreign relations, import taxes, no uniform currency |
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| Def - bicameral legislature |
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| a lawmaking body made of 2 houses |
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| resolved issue of representation |
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| someone who supported the constitution |
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| Tax, borrow money from government, control trade, declare war |
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| Who has duties in 2 branches of government |
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| Check Balances - Veto Laws |
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| Power of executive, check over legislative |
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| Check Balances - appoint federal judges for life |
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| power of executive, checks judicial |
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| propose ideas for new laws, report to congress of state of union, call congress to emergency sessions |
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| 1 house - Judicial branch |
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| Check Balance - power to create regulations that limit the viewing of supreme court cases |
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| Legislative power over judicial |
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| 3 guarentees - state government |
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| repub and demo gov, federal protection from invasion, protection from violence |
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| how many states needed to ratify the constitution? |
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| where lawsuits are performed over a broken law |
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| 2 individuals with lawyers |
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| check balance - create and pass legislation |
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| legislative power, executive and judicial check |
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| check balance - veto laws |
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| executive over legislative |
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| check balance - ratify treaties |
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| legislative over executive |
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| check balance - impeach federal officers |
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| check balance - confirm presidential appointments |
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| legislative over executiive |
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| check balance - declare laws unconstitutional |
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| judicial over legislative |
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| check balance - override presidential vetoes |
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| legislative over executive |
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| check balance - judges are appointed for life |
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| judicial over executive and legislative |
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| check balance - controls appropriations of money |
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| legislative over executive |
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| What can you do to change check balance system? |
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| Vote, petition, join groups, write letters |
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| check balance - power of citizens in election |
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| electoral college over citizens |
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| fed or state power - borrowing money |
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| fed or state power - coin money |
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| fed or state power - raise an army and navy |
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| fed or state power - declare war |
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| fed or state power - make treaties |
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| fed or state power - establish post offices |
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| fed or state power - protects patents and copyrights |
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| fed or state power - regulate trade |
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| fed or state power - ratify amendments |
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| fed or state power - provide police and fire protection |
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| fed or state power - establish schools |
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| fed or state power - regulate businesses |
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| fed or state power - marriage licenses |
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| fed or state power - drivers licenses |
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| fed or state power - conducting elections |
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| fed or state power - establishing local governments |
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| fed or state power - collect taxes |
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| fed or state power - build roads |
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| fed or state power - establish courts |
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| fed or state power - make laws |
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| fed or state power - enforce laws |
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| fed or state power - spend money |
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| smallest number of states won for pres to win election |
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| if no candidate gets votes, what happens? |
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| enforces laws, proposes legislation, head of military, appoint judges, foreign relations |
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| a judge can declare an action of any other branch unconstitutional |
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| 4 steps- ratify amendment |
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| 2/3 vote congress, 2/3 state legislature, 3/4 states, 3/4 state legislatures |
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| preamble, articles, bill of rights |
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| check balance - impeach pres |
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| 3 qualifications - senator |
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| 30+, 9 years in US, live in state |
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| approve pres appointments, ratify treaties, conduct pres trial after impeachment |
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| 4 powers - legislative branch |
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| pass laws, declare war, override pres veto with 2/3 vote, propose amendments with 2/3 vote |
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| approve, veto laws, foreign relations, nominate supreme court justices, nominate cabinet members, commanderinchief of army |
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| review all treaties, chief justice is judge for impeachment |
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| check balance - Supreme Court Justice needs appointed |
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| Executive nominates, Legislative confirms, over judical |
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| check balance - supreme court justice takes bribe |
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| legislative impeaches, pres renominates |
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