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Basic Principles Flashcards

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1
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Government gets its power from the people.

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Popular Sovereignty

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Government can only exercise powers given by the Constitution.

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Limited Government

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3
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Power is shared between the national and state governments.

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Federalism

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Powers of the National Government

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Delegated Powers

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Powers of the State Governments

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Reserved Powers

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Powers shared by the State and National Governments

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Concurrent Powers

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Powers of government are separated out among 3 branches.

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Separation of Powers

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Makes Laws

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Legislative Branch

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Carries out Laws

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Executive Branch

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Applies Laws

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Judicial Branch

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Each branch can “check” the other branches.

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Checks and Balances

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Allows changes to be made to the Constitution.

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Article V

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13
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How many amendments have been passed?

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27

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14
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How many people have to approve an amendment in congress?

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2/3 vote

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How many states have to approve an amendment?

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3/4 vote

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Prevented the vote from being denied to persons because of their race, color, or having been a slave.

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15th Amendment

17
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Women are allowed to vote.

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19th Amendment

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Voting age is lowered to 18.

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26th Amendment

19
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The power to decide whether or not laws are constitutional.

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Judicial Review

20
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Gave the Supreme Court the right to check Congress and the President by deciding if laws are constitutional.

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Marbury v. Madison

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Gave the federal government more power.

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Gibbons v. Ogden

22
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Gave federal courts the power to register African American voters.

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Civil Rights Act of 1957

23
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Banned discrimination and segregation.

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

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Ended poll taxes and literacy tests.

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Voting Rights Act of 1965

25
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Protects the rights of individuals from harmful actions of the government.

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1st Amendment

26
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Practices that were not part of the original Constitution.

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Informal Practices

27
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The practice of Congress being able to remove officials from office, change policies, provide controls over the executive, and agencies that reviews rules.

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Legislative Oversight

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