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The idea that government is created by and subject to the will of the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
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Division of government powers among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
What is separation of powers?
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Thought the constitution should be revised by the generations that go through it.
What is Jefferson idea on the constitution?
100
Arrangements or compacts the US president makes with foreign leaders or foreign govs
What is executive agreements?
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Executive, legislative, and Judicial
What are the three branches of government?
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a system in which each branch of government able to limit the power of the other branches.
What is checks and balances?
200
A refusal by the president or a governor to sign a bill
What is a veto?
200
A persons idea that the Constitution should always stay the same no matter what.
What is Madison's idea on the Constitution?
200
Proposing or Ratifying
What are the two ways a amendment can be changed?
300
a clause of the united states constitution that declares the constitution "the supreme law of the land"
What is supremacy clause?
300
Principle that every member of society including the ruler of gov. must follow the law
What is rule of law?
300
First 10 amendments
What is the bill of rights?
300
Leaders of the executive depart. who also acts as a divisors to the president.
What is the cabinet?
300
protection against cruel or unusual punishment
What is the eighth amendment?
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To cancel or revoke a law by a legislative act.
What is a repeal?
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The power of the Judicial branch to check the power of the legislature and the executive branches by declaring their acts unconstitutional.
What is judicial review?
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Any majority that is larger than a simple majority, such as 3/5
What is a supermajority?
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Body of 538 people elected from 50 states and DC to cast the official votes that elect the president and vice president.
What is electoral college?
400
Women right to vote
What is the nineteenth amendment?
500
Inability to govern effectively due to separation of powers or a conflict between political powers.
What is a gridlock?
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A form of political org in which power is divided among a central gov and territorial subdivisions.
What is Federalism?
500
eighteen year olds are given the right to vote
What is the twenty-sixth amendment?