The Constitution

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  1. 4. A body of electors chosen by the voters who formally elect the president and vice president
  2. 6. The process of the Supreme Court decides constitutionality
  3. 7. Practices that enable the gov't to function, eg the President's Cabinet (secretary of State, secretary of Transport, etc)
  4. 8. Designed to keep one person or group from having or taking too much power, (nat'l, state, local), 3 branches of federal gov't
  5. 10. Any political party organized as opposition to the existing parties in a two-party system.
  6. 14. Members of the ‘Lower House’, the number for each state varies due to population (eg, CA has 53, MT has 1)
  7. 24. The compromise to count each slave as ⅗’s of a man, for representative purposes for Congress
  8. 25. Advisers to the president & heads of different departments (Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Interior, etc)
  9. 26. One who believes in more power for the states, less power for the federal gov't
  10. 29. Concerns the country as a whole, not just individual states, also known as central or national gov't
  11. 31. One who believes that the spirit of the Constitution should be obeyed, things can be inferred from the Constitution.
  12. 33. The top most court in the land, decides the Constitutionality of laws
  13. 34. Also called the “Necessary & Proper Clause”, allows Congress to make whatever laws are necessary to carry out their Constitutional duties
  14. 35. Members of the ‘Upper House’; 2 elected per state
  15. 37. Also known as the Connecticut Compromise, that created the 2 House, or Bicameral, Congress
  16. 38. To get agreement for a law or amendment or the Constitution, usually through Compromise, agree to follow it
  17. 39. Powers that are given to the Federal Government
  18. 40. Enlightenment idea on how to limit gov't power, make sure that all parts of the gov't are balanced with each other, & can stop each other
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  1. 1. Powers that are shared by both the Federal & State Governments
  2. 2. The 1st 10 Amendments to the Constitution that guarantee the rights of each citizen
  3. 3. One who believes that gov't should obey the letter of the Constitution (what is printed in the Constitution)
  4. 5. Powers that are kept by the State Governments
  5. 9. Has more power, Senate, because there are only 2 per state, used to be elected by State Legislatures, 17th Amendment changes that
  6. 11. The branch of the government that includes the president & vice-president; enforces the laws
  7. 12. People rule, allow the citizens to vote on many more issues, citizens can recommend things be placed on ballots
  8. 13. One who believes in more power for the federal gov't, less power for the states
  9. 15. Ability to add necessary changes to the Constitution, Congress (both Senate & House) have to agree, & need an new amendment to cancel one
  10. 16. To try to influence the thinking of legislators or other public officials for or against a specific cause
  11. 17. Has slightly less power, House of Representatives, varies by state population, directly elected by citizens
  12. 18. Settling a disagreement, where both sides win a little and lose a little
  13. 19. Federal gov’t is the supreme law of the land; in case of conflict between federal and state law, the federal law must be applied
  14. 20. The first laws, or organization, of the 13 brand new states; “A League of Friendship”
  15. 21. An organization to gain political power; in the US there are 2 large one- Democrats & Republicans
  16. 22. Two chambers, or two houses; Senate (based on statehood), House of Representative (based on population)
  17. 23. Groups of essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, & James Madison to convince people to ratify the Constitution
  18. 27. Tax on imports, designed to make money for the gov't & encourage consumers to buy American
  19. 28. The representatives of the citizens; the Senate & the House of Representatives
  20. 30. The branch of government that includes the Senate and the House of Representatives (Congress); creates the laws
  21. 32. The branch that includes judges and the courts; Supreme Court also decides the Constitutionality of laws
  22. 36. One chamber, or one house (of representation)