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Vocabulary
Branches of Government
Powers in government
Miscellaneous
Constitution
100
a system b which each branch of government limits power of other branches
What is checks and balances
100
The branch of government that includes the courts that settle disputes and questions of the law
What does the judicial branch do?
100
power specifically given Congress in the Constitution
What is enumerated power
100
to include
What is involve
100
1788
What year was the Constitution ratified
200
The process of becoming a citizen of another country.
What is naturalization
200
It is branch of government that executes, or carries out, the law; headed by the president
What is the exetutive branch?
200
power belonging only to the states
What is reserved power
200
A republic
What is the type of government in the us.
200
27 amendments
What are the number of amendments added to the Constitution
300
The belief that government is subject to the will of the people
What is popular sovereignty
300
It is lawmaking branch of government
What is the legislative branch?
300
power shared by the states and federal government
What is concurrent power
300
a principle by which powers are divided among different branches of government to make sure no one branch has too much power
What is separation of powers
300
Judicial, legislative, and executive brach.
What is the three branches of government?
400
To agree or approve an official document
What is ratify
400
It is a special group of electors chosen to vote for president and vice president
What is electoral college?
400
the belief that government is subject to the will of the people
What is popular sovereignty
400
The Framers did more than separate the powers of government. They set up a system of checks and balances.
What did the framers do?
400
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What is how many articles are in the constitution?
500
Sharing power between the federal and state governments
What is federalism?
500
Legislative-makes laws Executive-carry out the nation's laws and policies Judicial-settles disputes between states
What is an action that each branch does.
500
power not enumerated in the Constitution but suggested in its language
What is implied power
500
In 1866 Congress proposed the Fourteenth Amendment. The amendment was meant to grant full citizenship to formerly enslaved African Americans. When ratified by the states in 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment had the effect of overruling the Dred Scott decision.
What is the fourteenth amendment about and what did it overrule and when was it ratified.
500
Name four individual rights given to citizens in the Bill of rights
What are -Freedom of speech -Freedom of religion -The right to a speedy public trial by jury -Freedom from "cruel or unusual" punishments