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| the form of money a country uses |
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In the case Marbury v. Madison, the U.S. Supreme Court first established the
power to decide if laws and actions of government are allowed under the
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| Equal to the number of senators and representatives in Congress for a state, these people officially elect the president. |
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Passed during John Adams’ presidency, these laws gave the president broad
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| the first 10 amendments to the Constitution |
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the part of the Constitution that clearly states that the powers of the federal government were to
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| A special group of advisors to the President |
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This refers to the practice of dividing and sharing powers of government between
a federal government and state governments |
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This state was the very last to ratify the Constitution, and would only do so when a
bill of rights had been proposed and worked on by the first Congress. |
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| responsible for approving presidential appointments |
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| the executive branch's check on the legislative branch |
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| The process of bringing a public official accused of misconduct while in office to trial for removal |
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| This amendment protects the people from cruel and unusual punishment. |
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| This amendment protects citizens from being forced to house soldiers in their homes during peace time. |
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| This amendment gives Americans the right to have weapons to defend themselves and their property. |
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| This amendment protects Americans from unreasonable searches and seizures. |
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| Public education was not mentioned as a federal power in the Constitution, so it was delegated to the local and state governments by this amendment. |
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| declare war, print money, raise an army |
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| establish and maintain public schools, regulate marriage and divorce, driver licenses, |
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| powers shared by federal and state governments, powers include: collect taxes, borrow money |
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| the first American political party led by Alexander Hamilton, wanted a strong central government. They believed ratifying the Constitution would save the country. |
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| Anti-Federalists/Republicans |
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| political party led by Thomas Jefferson. They believed the Constitution would weaken state governments and should be strictly interpreted. They believed that ratifying the Constitution would lead to tyranny and a dictatorship. |
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