The United States Constitution and Values, Purposes, and Principles of American Democracy

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  1. 3. provides for the methods by which formal changes (amendments) can be made.
  2. 4. Laws that apply to actions occurring before the law was passed.
  3. 6. The powers held by the states in the federal system. (Determine qualifications for voters, conduct elections, govern marriage and divorce laws, public schools, license professionals.)
  4. 10. basis for congress’ implied includes listing of Powers denied to Congress
  5. 12. introduction, explains the purposes of the document, to form a more perfect union, to establish justice, to insure domestic tranquility (peace within the country), to provide for the common defense, to promote the general welfare, and to secure the blessings of liberty for current and future generations
  6. 14. of the courts to determine the constitutionality of the actions of the legislative and executive branches (Marbury v. Madison)
  7. 15. Supremacy Clause - declaration of the supremacy of federal law over any and all state laws.
  8. 16. Provides for the method by which the Constitution would be ratified (approved) by the states.
  9. 19. Discusses Executive branch
  10. 21. The Legislative, Executive, and Judicial powers are divided among three independent and coequal branches of government.
  11. 22. Sentence a person to jail without a fair public trial. Levy taxes on exports Pass any law that violates the US constitution Grant titles of nobility.
  12. 23. The division of power among a national government and state governments.
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  1. 1. Interprets the laws
  2. 2. Those powers granted to the national government in the constitution. (To declare war, raise and maintain armed forces, regulate foreign and interstate trade, print and coin money, conduct foreign affairs.)
  3. 5. The system of overlapping the powers of three branches to permit each branch to "check" the power of the others so that one branch does not become too powerful.
  4. 7. The government is not all powerful; its powers are limited by the Constitution.
  5. 8. The government gets its power to rule from the people.
  6. 9. Discusses Judicial branch
  7. 11. Those powers that both the national and state governments possess. (To collect taxes, to make and enforce laws, establish and maintain courts.)
  8. 13. Discusses relations among states
  9. 17. Enforces the laws
  10. 18. Makes the laws
  11. 20. Discusses legislative branch