Sec 1
How are the common good and individual political rights secured by checks and balances?
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-They secure your rights by making sure one of the branches does not overstep and that your rights arent violated or taken away.
How many amendments were rejected when the 27 amendments were adopted?
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6 have been rejected
what is the main goal of a political party?
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seeks to win elections in order to influence the activities of government
What is unconstitutional?
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Any law or government action that is found to violate a part of the Constitution.
What is another term of limited government?
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the rule of law
What are the three main parts of the Constitution?
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The Preamble
The Articles of Confederation
The Amendments
When was the bill of rights adopted?
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The Bill of Rights was adopted in 1791
What is a cabinet?
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A group of advisers consisting of the head of the executive departments
What is Judicial Review?
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Power to determine whether the actions of the legislative and executive branches of government are constitutional.
What is the 27th amendment?????????????
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forbids any changes to the salary of Congress members from taking effect until the next election concludes
What are the goals of the Constitution?
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Form a more perfect union
Establish Justice
Ensure domestic tranquility
provide for the common defense
promote the general welfare
secure the blessings of liberty
Name one way an amendment could be proposed
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-By Congress, with the approval of at least two-thirds of the House and two-thirds of the Senate.
-By Delegates at a national convention that is called by Congress at the request of at least two-thirds of the state legislatures.
How many bodies are in the electoral college
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538 bodies (NOT DEAD BODIES MR TONY)
In the case Marbury v. Madison in 1803, what was the argument for Madison?
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Madison argued that President Jefferson had ordered him not to deliver Marbury's commission.
What does it mean to form a perfect union?
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To join together
What are the principles of government in the Constitution?
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limited government
judicial review
checks and balances
federalism
separation of powers
popular sovereignty
What are the two methods for ratifying an amendment?
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-The proposed amendment is voted on by state legislatures
-Citizens elect delegates to conventions call in each state
WHAT is executive agreements??????
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Arrangements or compacts with foreign leaders or foreign governments
In the case Marbury v. Madison in 1803, what was an argument for Marbury?
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Marbury argued that he had vested property right to receive his commission
What is the 27th amendment?????????????
wrong answer= justin to pick the exercise
forbids any changes to the salary of Congress members from taking effect until the next election concludes
What problem of governing does the separation of powers address?
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Preventing one branch of the government becoming too powerful.
What does to repeal a law mean?
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To cancel or revoke it by a legislative act.
What is limited government????
Powers and functions of the government that are restricted by the U.S Constitution.
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What is the Marbury v. Madison case about?
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Established the supreme court's power to decide whether laws are constitutional.
What is your 1st TEN amendments AND recite them in order from 1-10:)
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first answer: BILL OF RIGHTS
second answers:
1. freedom of expression
2.RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS
3.Quartering of soldiers
4.Search and arrest warrants
5.self incrimination or something like that
6.Right to fair trial
7.Right to a jury trial
8. cruel and unusual punishments
9. peoples rights
10.state rightsa