Constitution Vocabulary - Cole Schmidt

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  1. 3. independent judiciary is a system where judges are free to make impartial decisions without interference from other branches of government, private interests, or powerful individuals
  2. 5. establishes the federal judiciary and guarantees the right to a fair trial
  3. 6. establishes federal law as the supreme law of the land, taking precedence over state law in the event of conflict
  4. 8. power to prohibit or stop an action taken by another person or body
  5. 11. gives Congress broad power to regulate interstate commerce and restricts states from impairing interstate commerce
  6. 13. freedoms and entitlements that each person is entitled to, and that cannot be taken away by the government or other individuals
  7. 14. system that prevents any one part of an organization from becoming too powerful by giving different parts the power to limit and control each other
  8. 15. set of principles that ensure a just and orderly society by holding everyone accountable to the law
  9. 16. constitutional law doctrine that divides the government into separate branches to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful
  10. 18. establishes the Constitution as the supreme law
  11. 19. establishes the executive branch of the government, which is led by the President
  12. 20. Introductory statement
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  1. 1. representative government where the people are the ultimate source of authority
  2. 2. outlines the ratification process for the Constitution
  3. 4. establishes the legislative branch of the federal government, Congress, and gives it the power to make laws
  4. 7. political powers that are not specifically given to the federal government by the Constitution and are instead reserved for the states
  5. 9. political principle that the people are the source of all political power and legitimacy, and that the government is created and sustained by the consent of the people
  6. 10. outlines two methods for amending the Constitution
  7. 12. system of government that divides power between a central government and regional governments
  8. 17. establishes the relationship between states, the admission of new states, and the privileges of citizenship