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Bipartisanship

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Political parties working together

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Checks and Balances

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Counterbalancing influences in an organisation

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Codified

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Written in one place

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Enumerate powers

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Specifically described powers of the federal government

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Entrenched

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Difficult to change or amend

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Federalism

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A system where the states and federal government share equal power

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Limited government

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The government’s power exists within pre-defined limits (constitution)

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Necessary and Proper Clause

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This allows Congress to make any laws that are ‘necessary and proper’. (Elastic clause)

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Bill of Rights

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First 10 amendments of the US Constitution

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Separation of powers

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The separation of the executive, judiciary and legislative

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Amendment

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An article of the US Constitution

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Filibuster

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The ability for senators to talk out and kill a bill before it can be voted on

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Veto

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Congress/president can reject legislation

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Executive

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President

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Legislative

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Congress

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Judiciary

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Supreme Court