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| #'d sections of a document |
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| the basic concept that government and those who govern must obey the law |
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| that holds that government and its officers are always subject to the law |
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| system of overlapping the powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches to permit each branch to check the actions of the others |
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| chief executive’s power to reject a bill passed by a legislature; literally Latin “I forbid” |
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| the power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a governmental action |
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| contrary to constitutional provision and so illegal, null and void, of no force and effect |
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| a system of government in which a written constitution divides power between a central, or national, government and several regional governments |
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| a change in, or addition to, a constitution or law |
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| a change or addition that becomes part of the written language of the Constitution itself through one of four methods set forth in the Constitution |
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| the first ten amendments of the constitution |
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| a pact made by the President directly with the head of a foreign state; a binding international agreement with the force of law but which (unlike a treaty) does not require Senate consent |
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| a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states |
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| group of persons chosen in each State and the District of Columbia every four years who make a formal selection of the President and Vice President |
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| presidential advisory body, traditionally made up of the heads of the executive departments and other officers |
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| custom that the Senate will not approve a presidential appointment opposed by a majority party senator from the State in which the appointee would serve |
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popular sovereignty
limited government
separation of powers
checks and balances
judicial review (Marbury vs Madison)
federalism |
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| What are the six basic principles in the constitution? |
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basic legislation
executive action
court decisions
party practices
custom |
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| What are the 5 ways to informally amend the constitution |
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| president makes trade amend |
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| supreme court rules law unconstitutional |
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| parties make changes in how to run gov. |
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| states the purpose of the constitution. |
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| Political Parties do the following: |
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A. Nominate candidates
B. Inform and activate supporters
C. The Bonding Agent Function
D. Governing
E. Acting as a Watchdog |
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| Reasons for the two party system |
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A. Historical
B. Force of tradition
C. the electoral system
D. the American ideological consensus |
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| Minor parties in the U.S. |
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A. Ideological
B. Single-issue
C. Economic Protest
D. splinter party |
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| Why minor parties are important |
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A. innovation
B. Spoiler
C. Critics |
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decentralized -- fragmented disjointed, hindered by factions
neither party has a chain of command running from the national to the state to the local level |
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A. National Convention
B. National committee
C. National Chairperson
D. Congressional Campaign Committees |
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| Three elements of the party |
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A. Party organization
B. Electorate
C. Elected officials |
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