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Amending the Constitution
Relationship of the states to Federal Government
Shared Powers in the Federal System
Preamble of Constitution
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Formal and Informal
What are the two ways to amend the Constitution
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The states have power and the national government has power.
What is a federal form of government?
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The constitution gives the national government specific powers that listed, mostly in Article I which sets up the Legislative Branch.
What is express powers?
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1. Form a more perfect Union 2. Establish Justice 3. Insure domestic Tranquility 4. Provide for the Common Defense 5. Promote the General Welfare 6. Secure the blessings of Liberty
What is the 6 main purposes stated in the Preamble?
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The law that makes something which was once legal in the past a crime.
What is ex post facto law?
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2/3 vote in each house of Congress
What is the proposed vote to amend the constitution?
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local, state, and national
What is the three levels of government in the United States?
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The clause that gives Congress the power to pass any law that is necessary and proper.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
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Legislative, Executive, and Judicial.
What is the three branches of government?
200
Each state is entitled to how many Senators?
What is two?
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Changes to the meaning of the Constitution without actually changing the written words of the document
What is a Informal Amendment?
300
The Constitution stated that it was the ________ _____ of the ___________ in Article VI, Section 2.
What is the Supreme Law of the Land?
300
The necessary and proper clause was interpreted during this time period.
What is the Early National Period?
300
The Delegates of the Constitutional Covention thought this was the most importan Branch.
What is the Legislative Branch?
300
One of the most important Surpreme Court cases having to do with taxation of the banks.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
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1. Basic Legislation 2. Executive Action 3. Court Decision 4. Party Practices 5. Custom
What is the five basic ways to informally change the Constitution?
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When there is a conflict between state and federal law, who always wins?
What is the federal law?
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The constitution gives the national government specific powers that are listed, mostly in Article I which sets up what Branch?
What is Legislative Branch?
400
To Establish Justice is what?
What is the most important goal of the government?
400
The constitution does not set the powers for the what?
What is the states?
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An amendment can be proposed by a what convention?
What is national?
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The people thought this was too weak to defend the nation or solve the new country's economic problems.
What did the people think about the "League of Friendship"?
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Expressed powers are also known as what?
What is enumerated powers?
500
“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America"
What is the Preamble of the Constitution?
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One way the national government can exercise power over the state governments is the what?
What is the power of the purse?