Gov Con Flashcards
Main principles
Popular sovereignty, limited gov, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, federalism
Amending the constitution methods
2/3 both houses and 3/4 state leg.
2/3 both houses, 3/4 state leg was only used for
21st amendment
Informal ways to amend constitution
Basic Legislation, executive action, court decisions, party practice, custom
Article 6
Supremacy clause: states must do whatever the national gov wants it to do
Article 7
Ratification: state leg need to now approve the constitution (9/13 to take effect)
The people are the source of all gov authority
Popular sovereignty
Popular sovereignty key words
We + consent
President is responsible for the executive, enforcing, and administrative the law
Separation of powers
Limited gov key words
Law and negative
Separation of powers key words
powers + responsible
Checks and Balances key word
Anything else
Judicial review key word
Court
Federalism key word
state
Congress must have 2 thirds vote in each house to override
Checks and balances
Practice established in Marbury v Madison
Judicial review
Congress shall make no law denying freedoms of 1 amendment
Limited gov
The rule of law
Limited gov
Government may exercise only those powers delegated to it
Limited gov
Federal courts may declare illegal any government action violating the constitution
Judicial review
All treaties made by the president must be ratified by the senate
Checks and balances
The Supreme Court has voided more than 900 state laws as unconstitutional
Judicial review
The powers not specifically given to the fed gov by the constitution are retained by the state
Federalism
We the people of the United States
Popular sovereignty
