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Voc.
Sect. 1 The Six Basic Principles
Sect. 2 Formal Amendment
Sect. 3 Constitutional Change by other means
Misc.
100
The short introduction to the constitution.
What is the Preamble?
100
A governmental system in which the powers of government are divided between a central and state government.
What is Federalism?
100
How many formal amendments have been made to the constitution.
What is 27 formal amendments?
100
How does Congress use informal amendments towards the constitution.
What is pass laws?
100
The Presidents power to veto an act of Congress is an example of _______.
What is checks and balances?
200
Government must be conducted according to the constitutional principles.
What is Constitutionalism?
200
The power of courts to determine the constitutionality of a law or other government action.
What is Judicial Review?
200
An amendment may be formally proposed by what 2 ways.
What is Federal Congress and National Convention?
200
How does the President use informal amendments towards the constitution.
What is Executive Agreements/Commander in Chief of the Armed Services?
200
Once ratified a constitutional amendment may only be changed by ____.
What is another amendment?
300
The basic powers are distributed-separated-among three distinct and independent branches of government.
What is Separation of Powers?
300
What is used to prevent one branch of government from having too much power over the other branches of government.
What is Checks and Balances?
300
An amendment may be formally ratified by only what 2 ways.
What is State Congress/Convention?
300
How does the political parties use informal amendments towards the constitution.
What is Presidential Nomination Conventions?
300
Which branch of the Federal Government can declare an act of Congress unconstitutional.
What is Judicial Branch?
400
Changes or additions that become part of the written language of the Constitution.
What is Formal Amendment?
400
What principle says that government may do only those things that the people have given it power to do.
What is Limited Government?
400
What are the 2 ways to amend the constitution.
What is Formal/Informal Amendment?
400
How does the Court system use informal amendments towards the Constitution.
What is declaring court cases constitutional/unconstitutional?
400
Which branch of Federal Government plays the largest role in the formal amendment process.
What is the Legislative Branch?
500
A formal agreement between two or more sovereign states.
What is a Treaty?
500
What principle says that government can govern only with the concent of the governed.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
500
They are the first 10 Amendments of the Constitution?
What is Bill of Rights?
500
How are customs used as informal amendments towards the constitution.
What is the Cabinet to the President?
500
Which branch of the Federal Government can veto bills passed by Congress.
What is the Executive Branch?