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Principles of the Constitution
Goals of the Constitution
Amendments/Vocab
Section 3
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a refusal by the president or a governor to sign a bill.
What is veto
100
The people establish government and are the source of its power
What is Popular Sovereignty
100
Amendment 2
Asserts the need for a militia and protects the right to keep and bear arms
100
arrangements or compact the U.S. president makes foreign leaders or foreign government
What is Executive Agreement
200
Principle that every member of a society, including the ruler or government must follow the law
What is rule of law
200
The judiciary has the power to strike down laws and other government actions as inlaid user the Constitution
What is judicial review
200
Strengthen the relationship among the states as part of a union and between the states and the national government as part of a new federal system
What is Form a more perfect union
200
Amendment 1
Safeguards freedom of religion, speech, press, and the right to assembly and to petition
200
When was the Constitution signed
What is 1789
300
the idea that government is created by and subject to the will of the people
What is popular sovereignty
300
The rights of the states are protected by dividing powers between the national government and the state governments
What is Federalism
300
Provide laws that are reasonable, fair and impartial and make sure that the administration of this laws is also reasonable, fair, and impartial
What is Establish justice
300
System in which each branch of government is able to limit the power of the other branches
Checks and balances
300
What is the main goal of the political party
What is win elections in order to influence the activities of government
400
the inability to govern effectively due to separation of powers or a conflict between political parities
What is gridlock
400
Each branch of government has the authority to check, or restrain, some powers of the other two branches
What is Checks and Balances
400
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Power of the judicial branch to check the power of the legislative and executive branches by declaring their acts unconstitutional
Judicial Review
400
What do the three branches of the government do
What is Legislative (Lick) - makes laws, (Man) Executive(Every) - carries laws out, () Judicial(Jungle) - enforces the laws
500
Body of 538 people elected from the 50 states and the District of columbia to cast the official votes that elect the president and vic president
What is Electoral College
500
The power to govern is divided among executive, legislative and judicial branches to prevent the concentration and abuse of power by any one branch
What is Separation of Powers
500
Allow all states and citizens to benefit militarily and economically from the protection of a strong national government
What is Promote the general welfare
500
Clause of the U.S. Constitution that declares the Constitution "The supreme law of the land"
Supreme Clause
500
Organized group that seeks to win elections on order to influence the activities of the government
Political Party