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  1. 3. Powers specifically granted to the federal government by the Constitution. For example, the Constitution gives Congress the power to coin money, impose taxes, and regulate interstate commerce.
  2. 4. A form of government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually self-appointed elite.
  3. 7. An agreement between the people and their government signifying their consent to be governed
  4. 12. A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
  5. 13. A political system in which legalized force is restricted through delegated and enumerated powers.
  6. 15. A collection of 85 articles written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison under the name "Publius" to defend the Constitution in detail.
  7. 18. America's leader during the Revolution; 1st president
  8. 26. A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that claimed the colonies had a right to be an independent nation
  9. 28. Gave the "Give me liberty or give me death" speech
  10. 29. The heads of the 15 executive branch departments of the federal government
  11. 30. An economy in which private enterprise exists in combination with a considerable amount of government regulation and promotion.
  12. 32. A form of government in which power is vested in hereditary kings and queens who govern in the interests of all
  13. 33. Printer, author, inventor, diplomat, statesman, and Founding Father. One of the few Americans who was highly respected in Europe, primarily due to his discoveries in the field of electricity. He helped to negotiate French support for the American Revolution.
  14. 35. English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property.
  15. 36. Pilgrims/Separatists agreement: agreement to obey laws created by the community and a profession of allegiance to the king
  16. 37. An economic system in which the government makes all economic decisions.
  17. 39. Rights that belong to all people from birth
  18. 42. A policial ideology that opposes capitalism and supports government control of major aspects of the economy (ex. electricity, health care).
  19. 44. England's law-making body and the colonies model for representative governement.
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  1. 1. Authority given the courts to review constitutionality of acts by the executive/state/legislature; est. in Marbury v. Madison
  2. 2. The principle of dividing governmental powers among different branches of government to protect against tyranny (Federalist 51).
  3. 5. A British citizen, he wrote Common Sense, published on January 1, 1776, to encourage the colonies to seek independence.
  4. 6. A form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority.
  5. 8. A political and economic system where factors of production are collectively owned and directed by the state.
  6. 9. Senate length of term
  7. 10. 1215 document that limited the king's ability to tax English nobles and that guaranteed due process and a right to trial
  8. 11. Introduction to the Constitution
  9. 14. Not expressed, but may be considerered through the use of the Necessary and Proper (elastic) Clause
  10. 16. powers that the Constitution does not give to the national government that are kept by the states
  11. 17. The constitutional provision that makes the Constitution and federal laws superior to all conflicting state and local laws.
  12. 19. Drawing the boundaries of legislative districts in bizarre or unusual shapes to favor one party
  13. 20. Chief executive's power to reject a bill passed by a legislature
  14. 21. A provision of the First Amendment that prohibits Congress from declaring or sponsoring an official religion.
  15. 22. A government controlled by religious leaders
  16. 23. House of Reps length of term
  17. 24. He was a delegate from Virginia at the Second Continental Congress and wrote the Declaration of Independence. He later served as the third President of the United States.
  18. 25. He was the rich businessman and smuggler who supported the Patriot causes. Name was written very large on Declaration of Independence.
  19. 26. An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.
  20. 27. A form of government in which citizens govern themselves
  21. 31. System in which each branch of government can limit the power of the other two branches. For example, the Senate has the power to approve or reject presidential appointments to the Supreme Court.
  22. 34. Englishman who wrote that man is "nasty and brutish" in nature and needs a central authority to keep order, or society would break down.
  23. 38. Author of Spirit of the Laws and Persian Letters. Believed in separation of powers
  24. 40. A form of government in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws.
  25. 41. "Father of the Constitution," Federalist leader, and fourth President of the United States.
  26. 43. U.S. Chief Supreme Court Justice. Oversaw over 1000 decisions, including Marbury v Madison and McCulloch v. Maryland.