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Electoral college

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Compromise that did not give any group the power to select the president

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Enumerated powers

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Powers specifically listed

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Necessary and proper clause

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Granted confess powe for making ball other laws that were necessary and proper for carrying out enumerated powers

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Separated powers

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A government of separated institutions sharing powers

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Shared powers

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Powers that aren’t completely separated between branches of gov but are shared among them

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Americans thought that an balance of power led to

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Tyranny

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Many state constitutions provided for

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Weak executives which were unable to check legislative powers

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In many people’s opinion legislatures passed laws that

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Violated rights

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Challenge of creating a government with

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Balanced powers

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Separated powers

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“Checks and balances”

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Delegates wanted congress to be a

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Deliberative body

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Bicameral structure made it difficult to

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Pass laws

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Delegates believed that power to legislate is the

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Greatest power possessed by government

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Sought to prevent

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Corruption

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Members of congress not permitted to hold

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Another office while serving in house or senate

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Virginia plan would have given congress

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Plenary powers unlike the NJ Plan

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Congress became a body with enumerated powers with

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Adoption of the great compromise

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Congress had power to make all other laws that were

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Necessary and proper for carryin out enumerated powers (necessary and proper clause)

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Executive necessary for coordination of

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Foreign affairs and management of treasury

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Framers wanted to give executive branch enough power and independence to

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Fulfill its responsibilities

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Executive needed energy:

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The capacity to act quickly when necessary for common defense to preserve public peace and in international relations

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Delegates did not want to give executive any power or independence that

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Could be abused

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Deliberative body

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Should thoroughly debate issues and avoid making hasty decisions

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Three key matters needed to be decided to achieve balance between executive and limited gov

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Single or plural executive

Term of office for executive possibility of reelection

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Single or plural executive

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Confess could keep watch over single

Plural would be less likely to be tyrannical

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Length of office for executive

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Term originally 7, committee on postponed matters chnsged to 4

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Eligibility for reelection

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Initially constitution didn’t set any limits on number of terms a president could serve

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Delegates wee aware that group with powe to select the president would

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Have power over the president

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Discussed idea of direct election by people but

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Rejected it believing that citizens wouldn’t know best candidates

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Allowing people to elect president directly

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“Trial of colours to a blind man”

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Congress could neither increase or decrease a

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Presidents salary once they wee in office

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If president wee not chosen by congress then providing a shorter term of office would

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Make the president more accountable to the people

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Selection by state legislatures or governors might make president too

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Sensitive to local matters

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Committee of postponed matters proposed a compromise that did not give

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Any group the power to select the president

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(Main parts of electoral college) would be organized every

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4 years to select a president

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(Main parts of electoral college) each star would select members of the electoral colts:

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State legislatures maintained control over how and by whole electors would be chosen

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(Main parts of electoral college) each date would have the same number of

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Electors as it had senators and reps in congress

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(Main parts of electoral college) each elector would vote for 2 people one of which had to be

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A member of a state other than the electors state

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(Main parts of electoral college) person who received highest number of votes would

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Become president. Next runner up would become Vice President

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(Main parts of electoral college) if the top two candidates had same number of votes then house would select the president by a

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Majority vote with each state only having one vote.

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(Main parts of electoral college) if there was vice presidential tie the

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Senate would select the Vice President in the same manner

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A judicial beanch would complete the

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Separation of powers

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Judges would be appointed by the president and

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Confirmed by the senate

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All criminal trials should be

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Trials by jury

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Supreme Court as head of national

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Jusiciary

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Congress had power to create

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Lesser federal tribunals

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Judges should be

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Independent of politics

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Judges should be removed from office only if they were

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Impeached and convinced of “treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.”

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Jusiciary given the power to

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Decide conflicts between state give and issues involving national gov

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Frames limited powers of each branch and provided that they had some

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Shared powers

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Veto: president shares in

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Legislative power through veto

Congress can override veto

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Appointments: power to appoint

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Executive branch officials and federal judges shared with confess

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(Appointments) president has power to nominate people

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To fill positions as branch officials and judges but senate can approve or disapprove nominations

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War: president is commander in chief of armed forces but only

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Congress has power to declare war. Congress controls money necessary to wage a war

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Impeachment

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Congress can impeach president, members of executive, and federal judges.

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(Impeachment) only house can bring the charges but senate

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Holds a trial to determine the officials guilt or innocence

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Judicial review

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Judicial branch could review acts of congress

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